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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Episil-Precision, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Episil-Precision, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.2%, MDD -22.3%).

Data 2002-12-25 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,853 (23.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.8%, drawdown -93.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 21.9%, MDD -60.6%, Sharpe 0.73, 47% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 12.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.5%p (CAGR 10.2%, MDD -22.3%, exposure 4%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
21.9%-60.6%0.730.36109.6x26347%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.2
10.2%-22.3%0.690.469.9x444%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=2.2
15.6%-66.0%0.590.2431.1x25146%
MACD
fast=10, slow=38, signal=11
14.5%-72.9%0.550.2024.6x37550%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=205
12.8%-75.2%0.500.1717.2x5151%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=34
12.9%-74.0%0.500.1717.6x12067%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=108
12.5%-71.6%0.500.1716.4x4751%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=2.6
9.6%-61.5%0.460.168.8x8622%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=16
10.4%-70.0%0.450.1510.5x38450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=79, threshold=0.09
6.5%-76.2%0.360.094.4x23838%
Buy and hold9.8%-93.0%0.440.119.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdParabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -60.6% (2021-12-03 → 2025-07-10), recovered after 1,616 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward price.

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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