Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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InterDigital, Inc. backtest

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

Data 1981-11-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,268 (44.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -93.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -88.8%, Sharpe 0.36, 49% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 7.3%, MDD -62.7%, exposure 9%.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=89
6.8%-88.8%0.360.0819.3x15649%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.5
7.3%-62.7%0.360.1223.5x429%
MACD
fast=18, slow=47, signal=28
6.3%-92.2%0.350.0715.1x42350%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=34
7.0%-59.8%0.350.1220.4x26014%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.8
4.6%-77.1%0.280.067.3x10617%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=56, exitN=71
2.1%-97.1%0.280.022.5x9158%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.7
2.2%-97.4%0.270.022.7x22553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
1.2%-92.0%0.240.011.7x71149%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=198
0.6%-95.7%0.240.011.3x7852%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=-0.03
-2.7%-97.7%0.18-0.030.3x49856%
Buy and hold10.7%-93.8%0.470.1193.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -47% -70% -94% 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -88.8% (1999-12-31 → 2005-07-25), recovered after 9,343 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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