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Newmont Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Newmont Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -78.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -72.9%, Sharpe 0.24, 53% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.8
2.9%-72.9%0.240.043.8x25253%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=39
0.8%-13.3%0.210.061.5x41%
MACD
fast=24, slow=25, signal=24
0.8%-85.5%0.170.011.5x50152%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=30
0.2%-94.9%0.170.001.1x30471%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=95
0.5%-91.2%0.160.011.3x14853%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=58
-1.0%-95.2%0.11-0.010.6x14253%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=2
-0.3%-87.2%0.10-0.000.9x25432%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=23, mult=4
-0.5%-77.7%0.06-0.010.8x12021%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=-0.04
-3.3%-98.1%0.05-0.030.2x94367%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-4.6%-96.3%-0.03-0.050.1x80149%
Buy and hold4.9%-78.4%0.320.069.1x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -72.9% (2006-02-01 → 2024-03-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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