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Frontline Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Frontline Plc. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.8%, MDD -40.0%).

Data 2001-08-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,283 (25.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.6%, drawdown -98.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -78.0%, Sharpe 0.42, 60% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 11.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.0%p (CAGR 2.8%, MDD -40.0%, exposure 4%).

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=47, exitN=77
9.1%-78.0%0.420.128.8x4360%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=120
8.3%-81.2%0.400.107.3x4751%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=88
7.3%-81.2%0.370.095.8x4351%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=0
3.9%-88.4%0.290.042.6x22752%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.5
2.8%-40.0%0.240.072.0x164%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.7
-1.2%-87.4%0.17-0.010.7x11149%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=9
-3.4%-94.7%0.13-0.040.4x43852%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.3
-5.9%-92.1%0.00-0.060.2x24237%
MACD
fast=8, slow=51, signal=13
-11.1%-98.7%-0.04-0.110.1x44552%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.36
-11.9%-99.3%-0.09-0.120.0x74750%
Buy and hold-2.6%-98.9%0.26-0.030.5x1100%
0.1 1x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -78.0% (2015-01-12 → 2021-01-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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