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Core Natural Resources, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Core Natural Resources, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 29.7%, MDD -42.2%).

Data 2017-11-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,209 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.9%, drawdown -92.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 32.1%, MDD -50.1%, Sharpe 0.86, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 13.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.1%p (CAGR 29.7%, MDD -42.2%, exposure 53%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=-0.01
32.1%-50.1%0.860.6411.6x5154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=91
31.1%-44.9%0.850.6910.8x1553%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=115
29.7%-42.2%0.830.709.8x1653%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=88, exitN=76
25.6%-46.8%0.750.557.4x1155%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.9
17.4%-37.8%0.710.464.1x1619%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2.4
19.4%-53.9%0.690.364.7x2829%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.3
18.3%-75.0%0.590.244.4x3148%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=22
8.9%-38.0%0.470.232.1x2012%
MACD
fast=22, slow=54, signal=18
6.7%-79.7%0.380.081.8x8353%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
1.3%-85.3%0.260.021.1x7353%
Buy and hold18.9%-92.2%0.590.204.6x1100%
1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -50.1% (2023-12-01 → 2025-09-22), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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