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Delek US Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Delek US Holdings, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -42.7%).

Data 2006-05-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,092 (20.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.3%, drawdown -87.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -42.7%, Sharpe 0.64, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 14.4%, MDD -57.4%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.6%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -42.7%, exposure 19%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=106, exitN=9
11.8%-42.7%0.640.289.5x5919%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
10.5%-45.8%0.590.237.6x5918%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=103
14.4%-57.4%0.570.2515.3x5150%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=2.3
12.2%-63.6%0.570.1910.2x10125%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.2
13.2%-63.3%0.530.2112.3x7750%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=92
12.5%-54.9%0.520.2310.8x7353%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=-0.08
11.9%-78.0%0.490.159.8x14363%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.24
7.7%-65.4%0.380.124.5x47551%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=22
6.3%-69.6%0.380.093.4x16923%
MACD
fast=18, slow=54, signal=11
4.8%-87.6%0.310.052.6x26752%
Buy and hold7.3%-87.3%0.400.084.2x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.7% (2018-06-04 → 2022-03-16), recovered after 1,460 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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