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Valaris Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Valaris Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 23.8%, MDD -30.5%).

Data 2021-05-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,318 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 25.7%, drawdown -63.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 23.8%, MDD -30.5%, Sharpe 0.75, 57% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 25.2%, MDD -54.9%, exposure 74%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.3%p (CAGR 23.8%, MDD -30.5%, exposure 57%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=75
23.8%-30.5%0.750.783.1x1657%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=57
25.2%-54.9%0.730.463.3x1474%
ROC 모멘텀
n=75, threshold=-0.01
21.5%-42.6%0.700.502.8x4057%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.8
20.1%-39.1%0.660.512.6x1657%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=85
18.8%-43.5%0.630.432.5x1059%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3
6.8%-9.9%0.590.691.4x64%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=26, mult=0.7
8.7%-37.5%0.410.231.5x7048%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=30
2.2%-14.2%0.280.151.1x24%
MACD
fast=11, slow=25, signal=16
3.0%-61.6%0.260.051.2x7548%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.3
-2.9%-69.8%0.10-0.040.9x16451%
Buy and hold25.7%-63.8%0.710.403.3x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -30.5% (2023-02-08 → 2025-06-05), recovered after 995 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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