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Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 52.9%, MDD -27.4%).

Data 2021-02-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,376 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 52.7%, drawdown -77.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 63.9%, MDD -40.2%, Sharpe 1.31, 56% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 70.9%, MDD -47.7%, exposure 72%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.3%p (CAGR 52.9%, MDD -27.4%, exposure 31%).

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=112
63.9%-40.2%1.311.5914.9x856%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=12, mult=3
52.9%-27.4%1.311.9310.2x1231%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=96
70.9%-47.7%1.291.4918.8x472%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=74
58.9%-45.1%1.181.3112.6x1265%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=15
46.7%-39.3%1.161.198.1x3636%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.4
48.3%-51.7%1.140.938.6x2843%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=-0.01
50.2%-51.9%1.100.979.3x4058%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
45.3%-52.9%1.010.867.7x1656%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.1
41.5%-44.3%1.000.946.7x11251%
MACD
fast=14, slow=55, signal=13
19.3%-68.4%0.620.282.6x8252%
Buy and hold52.7%-77.5%1.000.6810.1x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -40.2% (2022-06-07 → 2022-07-06), recovered after 464 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 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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