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Kosmos Energy Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kosmos Energy Ltd.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 3.8%, MDD -52.7%).

Data 2011-05-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,828 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -11.8%, drawdown -97.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.5%, MDD -62.3%, Sharpe 0.33, 11% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 17.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.0%p (CAGR 3.8%, MDD -52.7%, exposure 11%).

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=30, k=2.8
5.5%-62.3%0.330.092.3x3411%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=21
3.8%-52.7%0.270.071.8x4411%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.4
1.3%-81.5%0.240.021.2x8148%
MACD
fast=16, slow=51, signal=15
0.7%-89.6%0.240.011.1x18351%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=28, exitN=18
-1.7%-83.2%0.16-0.020.8x7040%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=21
-4.0%-90.2%0.12-0.040.5x12547%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
-4.9%-89.9%0.11-0.050.5x19750%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=213
-3.3%-75.0%0.10-0.040.6x2539%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=0.05
-5.1%-85.9%0.06-0.060.4x24834%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.3
-3.7%-73.6%0.06-0.050.6x5627%
Buy and hold-11.8%-97.2%0.16-0.120.1x1100%
0.1 1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.3% (2012-10-18 → 2020-05-07), recovered after 3,002 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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