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Western Midstream Partners, LP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Western Midstream Partners, LP. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -21.9%).

Data 2012-12-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,430 (13.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.8%, drawdown -95.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.8%, MDD -24.5%, Sharpe 0.56, 59% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 6.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 70.9%p (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -21.9%, exposure 13%).

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=59, slow=209
10.8%-24.5%0.560.444.0x1159%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=215
10.5%-31.4%0.550.333.9x1356%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=22
3.5%-13.5%0.490.261.6x1210%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=64, k=3.3
5.3%-21.9%0.450.242.0x1213%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=76
8.1%-46.8%0.440.172.9x1760%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.23
4.7%-39.5%0.360.121.9x6818%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=2.9
4.1%-55.8%0.280.071.7x8552%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.8
1.4%-11.0%0.250.121.2x62%
MACD
fast=6, slow=51, signal=11
2.8%-65.8%0.240.041.5x28549%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.26
0.1%-74.7%0.130.001.0x38251%
Buy and hold3.8%-95.3%0.320.041.7x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -24.5% (2014-11-19 → 2020-12-28), recovered after 2,294 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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