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Nordnet AB backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nordnet AB. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2020-11-25 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 1,425 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OMXSTOMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.6%, drawdown -42.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -35.2%, Sharpe 0.66, 64% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=58, slow=186
13.9%-35.2%0.660.392.1x764%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=38
3.7%-7.6%0.650.481.2x43%
ROC 모멘텀
n=185, threshold=-0.12
12.7%-39.0%0.560.332.0x2379%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=165
10.4%-48.1%0.510.221.7x769%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=105, exitN=61
5.9%-28.4%0.370.211.4x953%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.2
5.5%-32.9%0.350.171.4x2755%
MACD
fast=14, slow=35, signal=6
5.5%-38.9%0.340.141.4x9849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
1.3%-48.4%0.180.031.1x10452%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=0.8
0.8%-37.9%0.150.021.0x6248%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.4
0.1%-33.0%0.110.001.0x5144%
Buy and hold24.6%-42.8%0.810.583.5x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -35.2% (2023-02-20 → 2024-01-22), recovered after 505 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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