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MPI Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MPI Corporation. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 35.6%, MDD -43.2%).

Data 2007-12-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,552 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TPEXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.5%, drawdown -82.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 35.6%, MDD -43.2%, Sharpe 1.05, 50% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 39.3%, MDD -46.1%, exposure 70%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 11.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.0%p (CAGR 35.6%, MDD -43.2%, exposure 50%).

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
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.1
35.6%-43.2%1.050.82288.1x11050%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=26
39.3%-46.1%1.030.85472.6x9870%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=14
32.0%-51.8%0.960.62174.5x10649%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=113
30.1%-49.4%0.890.61133.8x4956%
ROC 모멘텀
n=110, threshold=-0.02
27.5%-62.4%0.830.4492.0x12959%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
24.5%-53.2%0.810.4659.0x28451%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=146
25.7%-65.1%0.790.3970.2x3155%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=1.7
22.0%-51.3%0.790.4340.1x14637%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.1
22.6%-61.7%0.780.3743.8x10641%
MACD
fast=16, slow=29, signal=11
17.7%-59.0%0.650.3020.7x26053%
Buy and hold24.5%-82.3%0.700.3058.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -43.2% (2010-01-18 → 2012-01-13), recovered after 1,479 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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