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Unicaja Banco S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Unicaja Banco S.A.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -30.6%).

Data 2017-06-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,323 (9.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.1%, drawdown -74.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -30.6%, Sharpe 0.60, 45% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -53.3%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.6%p (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -30.6%, exposure 45%).

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=36, k=1.2
11.1%-30.6%0.600.362.6x6545%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.26
12.4%-49.8%0.590.252.9x22055%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=67
13.0%-53.3%0.580.243.0x1765%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=78
12.4%-41.3%0.580.302.9x3155%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.5
10.3%-27.3%0.570.382.4x3140%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.7
11.5%-51.1%0.550.232.7x2760%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.07
11.6%-36.7%0.530.312.7x6571%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=55, threshold=5
7.0%-50.4%0.400.141.9x8754%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=92
6.6%-52.4%0.370.131.8x1963%
MACD
fast=14, slow=27, signal=13
3.0%-59.3%0.240.051.3x14252%
Buy and hold12.1%-74.2%0.500.162.8x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.6% (2020-09-18 → 2020-11-30), recovered after 508 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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