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Pharma Mar SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Pharma Mar SA. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -45.6%).

Data 2000-09-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,645 (25.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.7%, drawdown -96.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -59.0%, Sharpe 0.41, 26% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.4%p (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -45.6%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.9
7.9%-59.0%0.410.137.1x14826%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=7
5.6%-45.6%0.370.124.1x6613%
MACD
fast=17, slow=38, signal=19
6.5%-77.1%0.350.085.1x26151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=2.4
5.4%-72.2%0.330.083.9x14026%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=2.2
4.5%-83.2%0.300.053.1x23945%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=288
2.7%-80.1%0.240.032.0x4041%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=181
2.3%-75.2%0.230.031.8x3640%
ROC 모멘텀
n=25, threshold=0.08
1.1%-69.4%0.170.021.3x37526%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-2.8%-93.1%0.09-0.030.5x39247%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=11
-2.5%-90.8%0.09-0.030.5x46548%
Buy and hold-3.7%-96.4%0.17-0.040.4x1100%
0.1 1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.0% (2003-06-20 → 2013-04-22), recovered after 6,030 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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