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SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -9.2%).

Data 2010-03-04 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 4,033 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TADAWULMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.1%, drawdown -64.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -9.2%, Sharpe 0.52, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 3.6%, MDD -47.1%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.8%p (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -9.2%, exposure 4%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=59, threshold=26
2.7%-9.2%0.520.291.5x24%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.7
3.6%-47.1%0.280.081.8x5849%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=44
2.7%-52.0%0.240.051.6x6451%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=211
2.1%-43.8%0.210.051.4x2651%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.09
1.9%-55.8%0.200.031.4x7174%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=94
1.6%-61.9%0.190.031.3x4084%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.3
-0.0%-45.6%0.09-0.001.0x8436%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.4
-0.3%-53.0%0.07-0.001.0x7033%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
-1.3%-65.5%0.03-0.020.8x17849%
MACD
fast=15, slow=41, signal=8
-2.4%-65.7%-0.03-0.040.7x25548%
Buy and hold2.1%-64.1%0.210.031.4x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.2% (2021-11-18 → 2021-12-13), recovered after 61 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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