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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Robinhood Markets, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Robinhood Markets, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 32.1%, MDD -45.9%).

Data 2021-07-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,278 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.1%, drawdown -90.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 51.4%, MDD -47.7%, Sharpe 1.13, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 27.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.6%p (CAGR 32.1%, MDD -45.9%, exposure 43%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=116
51.4%-47.7%1.131.088.3x550%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=138
49.6%-47.7%1.071.047.8x1155%
ROC 모멘텀
n=154, threshold=0.03
46.7%-47.7%1.060.987.0x2251%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=51, exitN=76
46.4%-49.0%0.980.957.0x771%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=1.8
34.3%-53.9%0.940.644.5x4736%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.1
32.1%-45.9%0.880.704.1x3343%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.2
22.2%-61.5%0.670.362.8x3156%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=13
21.2%-57.9%0.670.372.7x3642%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.14
22.5%-64.1%0.640.352.8x11951%
MACD
fast=12, slow=55, signal=16
18.7%-74.6%0.600.252.4x4950%
Buy and hold24.1%-90.2%0.650.273.0x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -47.7% (2025-02-14 → 2025-04-08), recovered after 102 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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