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Evolution AB backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Evolution AB. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 37.3%, MDD -34.2%).

Data 2015-03-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,856 (11.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OMXSTOMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 38.5%, drawdown -69.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 37.3%, MDD -34.2%, Sharpe 1.15, 57% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 37.3%, MDD -36.2%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.0%p (CAGR 37.3%, MDD -34.2%, exposure 57%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=109
37.3%-34.2%1.151.0936.7x2357%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=58
37.3%-36.2%1.131.0336.8x2361%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.9
30.1%-30.3%1.090.9919.9x3142%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.4
29.9%-30.8%1.080.9719.5x4742%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=73
33.6%-46.3%1.050.7226.8x1358%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
31.2%-53.7%1.030.5821.9x2955%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=0.14
29.2%-34.2%1.020.8518.4x6143%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=13
27.9%-39.7%1.000.7016.3x7846%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
12.6%-76.1%0.540.173.8x18352%
MACD
fast=19, slow=48, signal=24
4.9%-82.0%0.310.061.7x11152%
Buy and hold38.5%-69.2%0.970.5640.4x1100%
1x 10x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -69% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -34.2% (2020-02-21 → 2020-03-19), recovered after 48 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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