Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Allient Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Allient Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,537 (45.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -92.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.1%, MDD -26.6%, Sharpe 0.45, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -96.3%, exposure 74%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=39
4.1%-26.6%0.450.156.2x65%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=78
6.5%-96.3%0.410.0718.2x11774%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=4.7
5.9%-97.2%0.370.0614.0x13957%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=89
5.2%-89.9%0.350.0610.3x13955%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=55
3.7%-93.4%0.320.045.3x18554%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
2.6%-95.3%0.300.033.2x31851%
ROC 모멘텀
n=135, threshold=0.14
-1.5%-99.1%0.20-0.020.5x48141%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.3
-0.7%-90.4%0.15-0.010.7x9820%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=14, mult=4
0.3%-69.6%0.110.001.1x362%
MACD
fast=18, slow=44, signal=17
-10.7%-100.0%0.07-0.110.0x61249%
Buy and hold10.7%-92.5%0.510.12103.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -26.6% (1982-05-28 → 1982-07-07), recovered after 146 days.

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 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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