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Celanese Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Celanese Corporation. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -32.7%).

Data 2005-01-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,415 (21.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -85.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 10.9%, MDD -35.0%, Sharpe 0.59, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 49.9%p (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -32.7%, exposure 33%).

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=71, k=1.2
10.9%-35.0%0.590.319.3x8248%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.1
9.6%-41.7%0.490.237.1x13457%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=41, exitN=29
7.8%-45.4%0.450.175.0x7452%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.2
6.0%-32.7%0.420.183.5x6633%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=39
6.8%-49.8%0.390.144.1x9059%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=125
6.4%-45.0%0.370.143.8x5060%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=-0.04
6.3%-65.8%0.360.103.7x17267%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=28
1.6%-27.4%0.300.061.4x146%
MACD
fast=17, slow=48, signal=15
2.1%-65.1%0.220.031.6x23553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
1.8%-61.2%0.200.031.5x19656%
Buy and hold4.9%-85.0%0.330.062.8x1100%
1x 10x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.0% (2021-05-17 → 2022-12-28), recovered after 1,045 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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