Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Charter Communications, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Charter Communications, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -28.9%).

Data 2010-01-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,168 (16.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.9%, drawdown -85.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.2%, MDD -25.8%, Sharpe 0.60, 36% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -50.1%, exposure 66%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.2%p (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -28.9%, exposure 40%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=18
8.2%-25.8%0.600.323.7x4636%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.5
8.5%-28.9%0.600.293.9x6640%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=197
11.4%-50.1%0.570.235.9x1866%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=167
10.8%-56.0%0.560.195.5x2267%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.2
6.6%-36.9%0.490.182.9x6037%
ROC 모멘텀
n=130, threshold=-0.04
9.2%-40.9%0.490.234.3x7871%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.7
8.2%-53.9%0.470.153.7x5458%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=25
3.5%-20.4%0.470.171.8x2011%
MACD
fast=40, slow=52, signal=39
3.4%-69.0%0.260.051.7x9951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
0.4%-73.1%0.130.011.1x15656%
Buy and hold8.9%-85.0%0.430.114.1x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.8% (2023-08-29 → 2025-06-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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