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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Donegal Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Donegal Group, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2003-07-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,806 (23.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -49.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 1.9%, MDD -63.4%, Sharpe 0.22, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
1.9%-63.4%0.220.031.5x13100%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=27
0.2%-9.5%0.070.021.0x41%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=208
-2.0%-69.9%0.02-0.030.6x4050%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=65
-3.9%-78.3%-0.00-0.050.4x5776%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=5
-3.9%-80.5%-0.05-0.050.4x5353%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=118
-4.0%-80.2%-0.07-0.050.4x5152%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.1
-2.1%-57.3%-0.17-0.040.6x3210%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.7
-2.4%-54.7%-0.19-0.040.6x2910%
MACD
fast=24, slow=56, signal=23
-12.3%-97.0%-0.49-0.130.0x22948%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-15.7%-98.9%-0.61-0.160.0x43349%
Buy and hold4.2%-49.4%0.290.092.6x1100%
1x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -63% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -63.4% (2006-04-19 → 2010-08-24), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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