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Primo Brands Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Primo Brands Corporation. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.3%, MDD -52.9%).

Data 1992-06-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,591 (34.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -98.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.3%, MDD -52.9%, Sharpe 0.50, 34% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -78.4%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.3%p (CAGR 10.3%, MDD -52.9%, exposure 34%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.7
10.3%-52.9%0.500.2028.5x12034%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=5
11.8%-78.4%0.490.1545.0x11554%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=102, exitN=36
9.4%-59.3%0.460.1621.1x6534%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=0.06
9.4%-71.5%0.450.1321.3x26343%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=58
9.2%-72.2%0.430.1319.9x9352%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=89, slow=149
8.6%-74.6%0.410.1216.8x5553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=2.2
7.3%-55.5%0.390.1310.9x12232%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=8
3.8%-86.3%0.270.043.5x42849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
1.9%-76.2%0.220.031.9x55852%
MACD
fast=10, slow=25, signal=19
0.5%-85.6%0.180.011.2x55851%
Buy and hold4.8%-98.2%0.340.054.9x1100%
1x 10x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -52.9% (1997-03-05 → 1999-10-18), recovered after 1,444 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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