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Saudi Basic Industries Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Saudi Basic Industries Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.5%, MDD -9.0%).

Data 2010-03-03 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 4,042 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TADAWULMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.5%, drawdown -64.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.5%, MDD -9.0%, Sharpe 0.20, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -19.7%, exposure 19%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 55.3%p (CAGR 0.5%, MDD -9.0%, exposure 2%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.3
0.5%-9.0%0.200.051.1x62%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=17
0.9%-19.7%0.150.041.2x4619%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=103, exitN=33
0.8%-38.5%0.130.021.1x2627%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=183
0.7%-40.0%0.120.021.1x2247%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=27, mult=4
0.2%-12.9%0.090.021.0x82%
ROC 모멘텀
n=145, threshold=0.1
0.4%-37.9%0.090.011.1x6425%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-0.0%-51.8%0.08-0.001.0x11052%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=69
-0.2%-43.4%0.06-0.011.0x7252%
MACD
fast=16, slow=52, signal=69
-0.9%-59.4%0.01-0.020.9x11449%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.8
-2.6%-54.4%-0.10-0.050.7x6453%
Buy and hold-3.5%-64.3%-0.04-0.060.6x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.0% (2012-04-03 → 2020-10-26), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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