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Axis Capital Holdings Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Axis Capital Holdings Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -28.5%).

Data 2003-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,808 (23.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -57.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -28.5%, Sharpe 0.36, 65% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -37.1%, exposure 85%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.7%p (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -28.5%, exposure 65%).

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=185
4.8%-28.5%0.360.172.9x3365%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=-0.09
4.8%-37.1%0.330.132.9x9185%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=78
3.4%-44.5%0.270.082.2x4374%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=116
1.6%-49.7%0.180.031.5x6166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=63, k=2.9
0.3%-28.1%0.080.011.1x2713%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=31
0.1%-6.3%0.070.011.0x21%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.2
-2.2%-63.8%-0.04-0.040.6x10458%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=12, mult=2.7
-0.6%-22.7%-0.11-0.030.9x305%
MACD
fast=14, slow=48, signal=7
-6.5%-82.5%-0.30-0.080.2x42851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-7.7%-86.4%-0.35-0.090.2x21256%
Buy and hold6.3%-57.2%0.360.114.1x1100%
1x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -29% -43% -57% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -28.5% (2025-06-06 → 2026-07-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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