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Sable Offshore Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sable Offshore Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 17.3%, MDD -26.6%).

Data 2021-04-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,328 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -10.9%, drawdown -90.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 34.2%, MDD -43.5%, Sharpe 0.80, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 45.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.1%p (CAGR 17.3%, MDD -26.6%, exposure 23%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=13, threshold=0.07
34.2%-43.5%0.800.784.7x7217%
MACD
fast=13, slow=23, signal=23
33.0%-48.3%0.760.684.5x8549%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=31
31.9%-43.6%0.730.734.3x1777%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=2.4
17.3%-26.6%0.590.652.3x4423%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=73
15.5%-49.8%0.520.312.1x2069%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=61, slow=199
14.4%-47.1%0.510.312.0x270%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
12.2%-52.1%0.460.231.8x5751%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=12
9.2%-45.6%0.410.201.6x6461%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.5
8.9%-38.0%0.400.241.6x4218%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=1.9
8.8%-56.8%0.400.151.6x7057%
Buy and hold-10.9%-90.7%0.27-0.120.5x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -43.5% (2024-09-19 → 2025-04-30), recovered after 449 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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