Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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F5, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of F5, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 15.6%, MDD -59.2%).

Data 1999-06-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,831 (27.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.8%, drawdown -97.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 15.6%, MDD -59.2%, Sharpe 0.58, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.4%p (CAGR 15.6%, MDD -59.2%, exposure 55%).

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=20, mult=4.8
15.6%-59.2%0.580.2650.8x7955%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=50
14.5%-88.7%0.520.1639.3x10778%
ROC 모멘텀
n=52, threshold=-0.03
13.2%-70.4%0.510.1929.2x29364%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=59
12.8%-58.2%0.510.2226.1x6357%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=142
9.8%-66.9%0.440.1512.8x4757%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=75, atrPeriod=12, mult=3
8.5%-71.8%0.430.129.2x8340%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=1.6
7.7%-55.3%0.390.147.5x16843%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
6.4%-81.3%0.350.085.4x24054%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=9
5.5%-80.4%0.330.074.3x36655%
MACD
fast=24, slow=60, signal=17
4.8%-86.8%0.310.063.6x25054%
Buy and hold15.8%-97.6%0.540.1653.9x1100%
1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -59.2% (2001-06-28 → 2002-12-19), recovered after 858 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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