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Singapore Airlines Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Singapore Airlines Ltd.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -9.3%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,750 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SGXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.7%, drawdown -77.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.5%, MDD -14.6%, Sharpe 0.14, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -40.1%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 3.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.6%p (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -9.3%, exposure 1%).

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=20, k=3.3
0.5%-14.6%0.140.031.1x162%
ROC 모멘텀
n=19, threshold=0.21
0.3%-9.3%0.130.041.1x161%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.8
0.5%-16.9%0.120.031.1x162%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=194
0.6%-40.1%0.110.011.2x3749%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=193
-0.8%-48.1%0.03-0.020.8x4747%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=25
-0.1%-26.4%0.02-0.001.0x144%
MACD
fast=31, slow=36, signal=53
-1.4%-57.9%0.01-0.020.7x16252%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=66
-2.4%-66.0%-0.02-0.040.5x9171%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=5
-1.7%-63.7%-0.02-0.030.6x9446%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-4.1%-83.1%-0.15-0.050.3x19649%
Buy and hold-2.7%-77.2%0.01-0.040.5x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.6% (2002-01-10 → 2020-11-13), recovered after 6,894 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 carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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