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DBA Sempra backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DBA Sempra. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1998-06-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,087 (28.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.4%, drawdown -45.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -7.0%, Sharpe 0.36, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -45.0%, exposure 63%.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=3.5
0.9%-7.0%0.360.121.3x62%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=135, exitN=105
3.8%-28.8%0.320.132.8x2858%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=218
4.0%-45.0%0.310.093.0x3663%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=180
3.4%-53.1%0.280.062.6x3465%
ROC 모멘텀
n=104, threshold=-0.15
3.8%-50.1%0.280.072.8x8992%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.6
2.1%-33.1%0.210.061.8x9262%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=26
-0.0%-10.1%0.01-0.001.0x62%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.1
-0.2%-16.8%-0.07-0.010.9x101%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-3.4%-67.1%-0.12-0.050.4x25857%
MACD
fast=19, slow=38, signal=19
-3.3%-66.0%-0.12-0.050.4x33650%
Buy and hold6.4%-45.2%0.370.145.7x1100%
1x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -23% -34% -45% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -7.0% (2022-04-20 → 2022-05-02), recovered after 1,266 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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