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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 26.3%, MDD -45.5%).

Data 2021-01-28 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,404 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.7%, drawdown -92.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 26.3%, MDD -45.5%, Sharpe 0.75, 46% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 27.9%, MDD -58.8%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 9.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.1%p (CAGR 26.3%, MDD -45.5%, exposure 46%).

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=138, threshold=0
26.3%-45.5%0.750.583.7x2146%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.06
27.9%-58.8%0.750.474.0x8349%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=44
7.0%-17.9%0.690.391.5x22%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=51, exitN=82
20.3%-69.0%0.620.292.8x755%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=1.6
18.4%-47.7%0.600.392.6x9842%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=181
16.2%-57.0%0.560.282.3x542%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
10.7%-48.0%0.470.221.8x2319%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=62
9.5%-69.3%0.430.141.7x1147%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.3
9.1%-47.1%0.430.191.6x3324%
MACD
fast=13, slow=29, signal=16
4.9%-60.4%0.340.081.3x8151%
Buy and hold16.7%-92.6%0.570.182.4x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -93% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -45.5% (2022-03-16 → 2024-01-09), recovered after 789 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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