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Saudi Arabian Oil Co. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Saudi Arabian Oil Co.. 7 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 2.8%, MDD -13.5%).

Data 2019-12-11 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 1,659 (6.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TADAWULMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.5%, drawdown -40.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -13.5%, Sharpe 0.35, 28% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -21.3%, exposure 66%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.6%p (CAGR 2.8%, MDD -13.5%, exposure 28%).

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=49, k=2.1
2.8%-13.5%0.350.211.2x1828%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=78
3.5%-21.3%0.350.171.3x966%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=63, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.2
2.6%-15.0%0.300.171.2x2838%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=99
2.3%-15.6%0.270.151.2x1844%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=79
1.6%-16.7%0.210.101.1x2844%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.02
1.4%-26.1%0.180.051.1x4157%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=24
-0.3%-14.2%-0.02-0.021.0x108%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-2.4%-41.4%-0.15-0.060.9x4551%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.1
-4.1%-36.0%-0.28-0.110.8x3452%
MACD
fast=25, slow=51, signal=13
-3.9%-50.9%-0.29-0.080.8x6747%
Buy and hold-1.5%-40.1%-0.01-0.040.9x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -20% -30% -40% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -13.5% (2022-03-07 → 2022-03-15), recovered after 52 days.

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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