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Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -47.7%).

Data 1995-07-10 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,838 (31.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.0%, drawdown -94.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -47.7%, Sharpe 0.47, 33% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.4%p (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -47.7%, 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=57, k=2.1
9.0%-47.7%0.470.1914.7x10333%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.5
6.7%-55.6%0.400.127.6x8726%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=57
7.9%-61.9%0.400.1310.7x14152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=70
7.7%-64.4%0.390.1210.0x13552%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.9
7.0%-64.1%0.370.118.2x10951%
ROC 모멘텀
n=75, threshold=0.11
6.4%-61.1%0.360.106.9x30137%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=33
6.5%-71.4%0.360.097.1x11149%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=26
2.1%-23.1%0.300.091.9x123%
MACD
fast=15, slow=54, signal=6
1.4%-89.4%0.210.021.5x53952%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-0.3%-88.8%0.16-0.000.9x56552%
Buy and hold6.0%-94.1%0.370.066.2x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -94% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -47.7% (2021-02-22 → 2025-07-31), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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