Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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First Solar, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of First Solar, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 13.2%, MDD -49.6%).

Data 2006-11-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,954 (19.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.5%, drawdown -96.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.5%, MDD -78.9%, Sharpe 0.67, 74% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 12.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.3%p (CAGR 13.2%, MDD -49.6%, exposure 36%).

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=22, exitN=71
23.5%-78.9%0.670.3064.4x4374%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=55
16.3%-69.1%0.570.2419.5x4454%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=129
14.9%-62.8%0.540.2415.3x4053%
ROC 모멘텀
n=109, threshold=0
14.9%-63.6%0.530.2315.6x12254%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=1.8
13.2%-49.6%0.520.2711.4x9236%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.4
12.1%-65.1%0.490.199.5x7445%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=19, mult=2
11.1%-62.7%0.470.187.9x10038%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=19
9.8%-63.4%0.460.166.3x9226%
MACD
fast=15, slow=65, signal=52
7.6%-81.6%0.380.094.2x13251%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
5.1%-82.9%0.320.062.7x17451%
Buy and hold11.5%-96.2%0.470.128.5x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -78.9% (2008-05-16 → 2012-07-26), recovered after 2,135 days.

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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