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Keel Infrastructure Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Keel Infrastructure Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 73.6%, MDD -55.9%).

Data 2019-08-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,748 (7.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 23.6%, drawdown -95.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 73.6%, MDD -55.9%, Sharpe 1.08, 24% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 76.4%, MDD -81.3%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 50.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.8%p (CAGR 73.6%, MDD -55.9%, exposure 24%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=30
73.6%-55.9%1.081.3246.3x3824%
MACD
fast=17, slow=54, signal=17
76.4%-81.3%1.050.9451.8x6649%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=90, exitN=19
62.6%-59.4%1.041.0629.5x1218%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=1.2
67.6%-79.3%1.020.8536.4x7434%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=2.6
67.5%-66.5%1.011.0136.2x6234%
ROC 모멘텀
n=22, threshold=0.11
66.4%-64.8%1.001.0234.5x11633%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=203
59.5%-73.6%0.950.8125.7x1143%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.4
56.8%-73.4%0.930.7722.8x5829%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=148
52.7%-73.6%0.900.7219.0x1141%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.3
41.6%-76.4%0.800.5411.2x10841%
Buy and hold23.6%-95.7%0.750.254.4x1100%
1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACDADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -55.9% (2023-12-27 → 2024-06-11), recovered after 656 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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