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Lithium Argentina AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lithium Argentina AG. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 22.8%, MDD -71.2%).

Data 2008-09-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,494 (17.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.6%, drawdown -94.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 22.8%, MDD -71.2%, Sharpe 0.63, 47% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 25.5%, MDD -81.5%, exposure 59%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 12.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.5%p (CAGR 22.8%, MDD -71.2%, exposure 47%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=120
22.8%-71.2%0.630.3239.2x4047%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=64
25.5%-81.5%0.620.3157.5x3659%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=1.8
19.7%-84.1%0.600.2324.8x6233%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=201
19.2%-78.3%0.590.2523.2x1947%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.3
19.5%-86.0%0.580.2324.1x37247%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=11
18.2%-87.6%0.580.2119.7x15446%
MACD
fast=34, slow=45, signal=23
17.9%-97.9%0.570.1818.9x13450%
Supertrend
period=2, mult=3.7
18.0%-79.8%0.540.2319.3x10255%
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=0.04
19.4%-87.5%0.540.2223.8x24843%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=22, mult=2
13.9%-91.2%0.510.1510.3x7833%
Buy and hold10.6%-94.7%0.550.116.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -71.2% (2021-11-29 → 2025-08-04), recovered after 1,599 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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