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Nexa Resources S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nexa Resources S.A.. 8 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 8.2%, MDD -22.9%).

Data 2017-10-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,200 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.5%, drawdown -87.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.2%, MDD -22.9%, Sharpe 0.73, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.8%, MDD -37.3%, exposure 23%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 11.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 64.3%p (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -22.9%, exposure 3%).

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=23, threshold=39
8.2%-22.9%0.730.362.0x23%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.19
8.8%-37.3%0.420.232.1x4223%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.2
6.0%-60.1%0.350.101.7x4449%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=70
4.5%-62.9%0.320.071.5x1151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3
2.9%-45.2%0.250.061.3x209%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=60
-1.0%-63.4%0.18-0.020.9x3647%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=66
-1.3%-63.7%0.17-0.020.9x4045%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.4
0.7%-35.0%0.130.021.1x148%
MACD
fast=11, slow=48, signal=13
-5.9%-71.2%0.07-0.080.6x13450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.28
-7.0%-81.3%0.05-0.090.5x24250%
Buy and hold-3.5%-87.2%0.24-0.040.7x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -22.9% (2026-01-26 → 2026-02-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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