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Innodata Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Innodata Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 21.4%, MDD -72.2%).

Data 1993-08-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,300 (33.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.5%, drawdown -95.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 17.3%, MDD -72.6%, Sharpe 0.55, 45% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 21.4%, MDD -72.2%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.8%p (CAGR 21.4%, MDD -72.2%, 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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=207
17.3%-72.6%0.550.24194.3x3945%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=68, exitN=100
21.4%-72.2%0.550.30595.3x3555%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=133
16.9%-73.2%0.540.23170.5x4345%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
14.3%-90.1%0.460.1682.6x7650%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=92, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.5
10.2%-68.0%0.430.1524.4x6426%
ROC 모멘텀
n=97, threshold=0.12
6.2%-91.2%0.380.077.3x31537%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=12
6.4%-94.4%0.370.077.7x35243%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
5.0%-91.9%0.350.054.9x23447%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.1
3.3%-87.0%0.310.042.9x12830%
MACD
fast=17, slow=26, signal=22
-9.2%-100.0%0.19-0.090.0x45652%
Buy and hold11.5%-95.5%0.520.1235.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -72.6% (2012-07-10 → 2020-06-25), recovered after 3,065 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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