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Genesis Energy, L.P. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Genesis Energy, L.P.. 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 4.7%, MDD -18.6%).

Data 1996-11-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,464 (29.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.0%, drawdown -94.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -18.6%, Sharpe 0.45, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -69.0%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.1%p (CAGR 4.7%, MDD -18.6%, exposure 8%).

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=42, k=3.2
4.7%-18.6%0.450.253.9x228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=207
4.8%-69.0%0.310.074.0x5452%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=57
4.6%-78.7%0.310.063.9x4446%
ROC 모멘텀
n=195, threshold=0.11
3.8%-70.5%0.280.053.0x20039%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=146
3.1%-80.1%0.250.042.5x4852%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=1.5
0.2%-88.1%0.160.001.1x50554%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
-2.4%-87.0%0.09-0.030.5x37953%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=16
-1.0%-60.3%0.04-0.020.7x14020%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.9
-2.3%-75.7%0.02-0.030.5x16035%
MACD
fast=15, slow=43, signal=8
-5.4%-94.4%0.01-0.060.2x52751%
Buy and hold-1.0%-94.8%0.23-0.010.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.6% (2004-01-22 → 2004-10-21), recovered after 932 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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