Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Dollar Tree, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Dollar Tree, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1995-03-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,903 (31.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.1%, drawdown -67.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 11.7%, MDD -53.3%, Sharpe 0.53, 61% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 13.3%, MDD -62.0%, exposure 96%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

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
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.7
11.7%-53.3%0.530.2232.1x14361%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=4, threshold=-0.08
13.3%-62.0%0.520.2149.8x30396%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=32
9.2%-60.7%0.450.1515.9x16961%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=207
9.0%-73.5%0.430.1214.9x4563%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=68
9.1%-74.6%0.430.1215.2x9184%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=1.5
5.9%-53.2%0.360.116.1x15146%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
6.0%-59.5%0.350.106.2x26957%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.7
4.6%-49.0%0.340.094.1x12230%
MACD
fast=17, slow=26, signal=33
4.3%-67.9%0.290.063.8x33452%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=14
3.6%-66.7%0.280.053.0x17135%
Buy and hold16.1%-67.1%0.570.24108.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 ROC 모멘텀SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -50% -67% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.3% (2003-09-02 → 2005-11-30), recovered after 2,621 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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