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MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -37.4%).

Data 2006-05-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,076 (20.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.0%, drawdown -91.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -37.4%, Sharpe 0.39, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.5%p (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -37.4%, exposure 37%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=88, threshold=8
6.3%-37.4%0.390.173.4x7037%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=0.03
5.5%-53.1%0.330.102.9x14050%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=118
3.9%-56.7%0.280.072.2x4058%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=115
3.2%-60.4%0.250.051.9x4055%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=78
1.4%-75.5%0.200.021.3x2859%
MACD
fast=10, slow=30, signal=9
-1.4%-71.0%0.11-0.020.8x39350%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=74, atrPeriod=7, mult=3.6
-1.1%-57.7%0.03-0.020.8x5028%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=2.8
-5.1%-73.9%-0.02-0.070.3x16053%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=2.8
-0.6%-36.0%-0.03-0.020.9x426%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
-6.8%-89.7%-0.07-0.080.2x49152%
Buy and hold2.0%-91.9%0.280.021.5x1100%
0.1 1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -37.4% (2014-01-03 → 2016-03-16), recovered after 3,442 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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