Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

equity · US

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -28.5%).

Data 2010-04-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,089 (16.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.6%, drawdown -75.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -47.4%, Sharpe 0.45, 19% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.9%p (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -28.5%, exposure 7%).

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=68, k=3
9.0%-47.4%0.450.194.1x2419%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=14, mult=4
7.2%-47.2%0.420.153.1x2411%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=27
4.9%-28.5%0.330.172.2x187%
MACD
fast=20, slow=65, signal=13
5.0%-75.9%0.320.072.2x19449%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=207
4.2%-79.3%0.300.052.0x2737%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.08
3.6%-71.4%0.290.051.8x28450%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=62
1.2%-79.9%0.260.011.2x4977%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=109
1.3%-72.9%0.230.021.2x4545%
ROC 모멘텀
n=82, threshold=0.04
-0.7%-75.1%0.17-0.010.9x18539%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.9
-2.5%-80.9%0.14-0.030.7x7450%
Buy and hold3.6%-75.3%0.340.051.8x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -56% -75% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -47.4% (2024-07-16 → 2024-12-31), recovered after 659 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.
Re-optimize the same period and setupAll asset reports

Read next