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KT backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KT. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -7.6%).

Data 2000-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,644 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XKRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.4%, drawdown -89.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.1%, MDD -7.6%, Sharpe 0.07, 1% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 82.0%p (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -7.6%, exposure 1%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=26
0.1%-7.6%0.070.021.0x41%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=82, slow=252
-0.4%-53.4%0.05-0.010.9x2343%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=273
-0.6%-63.1%0.04-0.010.8x2845%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=125, exitN=35
-0.9%-60.9%-0.01-0.010.8x4223%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.15
-3.9%-88.2%-0.01-0.040.4x3100%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.5
-0.5%-26.4%-0.03-0.020.9x227%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.7
-0.9%-37.0%-0.08-0.030.8x347%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=2.1
-5.1%-82.2%-0.21-0.060.2x27946%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-5.7%-84.5%-0.24-0.070.2x33848%
MACD
fast=19, slow=47, signal=19
-6.4%-87.0%-0.26-0.070.2x28149%
Buy and hold-4.4%-89.6%-0.03-0.050.3x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -90% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -7.6% (2021-05-31 → 2021-07-06), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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