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Fletcher Building Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fletcher Building Limited. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.1%, MDD -30.8%).

Data 2001-01-04 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 6,458 (25.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NZXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.9%, drawdown -78.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.1%, MDD -30.8%, Sharpe 0.46, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.4%, MDD -48.2%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.1%p (CAGR 4.1%, MDD -30.8%, exposure 16%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=16, mult=4
4.1%-30.8%0.460.132.8x3416%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=2.3
3.5%-51.2%0.330.072.4x7925%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=94, exitN=18
4.4%-48.2%0.300.093.0x5342%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=208
3.2%-62.9%0.280.052.3x2743%
MACD
fast=22, slow=69, signal=22
4.0%-51.8%0.270.082.7x15961%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=186
3.0%-64.3%0.270.052.1x3545%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=-0.03
1.9%-67.3%0.180.031.6x17767%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=22
1.0%-47.3%0.160.021.3x4812%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.04
0.7%-60.4%0.130.011.2x19962%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.4
0.5%-72.6%0.120.011.1x8943%
Buy and hold1.9%-78.9%0.200.021.6x1100%
1x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.8% (2009-09-30 → 2020-10-28), recovered after 4,073 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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