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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Corsair Gaming, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Corsair Gaming, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -30.9%).

Data 2020-09-23 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,491 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.7%, drawdown -91.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.5%, MDD -42.8%, Sharpe 0.48, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 14.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.2%p (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -30.9%, exposure 8%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=82, threshold=0.08
11.5%-42.8%0.480.271.9x2722%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.5
11.1%-71.8%0.450.151.9x1739%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
9.4%-30.9%0.450.301.7x38%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=21
8.7%-71.4%0.400.121.6x3739%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=3.1
7.9%-34.9%0.400.231.6x38%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=38
8.2%-40.4%0.390.201.6x522%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=122
8.2%-55.3%0.390.151.6x1127%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=32
5.0%-55.9%0.310.091.3x4613%
MACD
fast=15, slow=16, signal=14
-3.3%-70.1%0.14-0.050.8x9448%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.08
-6.4%-83.4%0.06-0.080.7x10044%
Buy and hold-2.7%-91.1%0.26-0.030.8x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -42.8% (2025-02-20 → 2025-08-20), recovered after 462 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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