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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Lifetime Brands, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lifetime Brands, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -42.3%).

Data 1991-06-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,852 (35.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.6%, drawdown -96.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -42.3%, Sharpe 0.39, 16% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.4%p (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -42.3%, exposure 16%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=17
6.4%-42.3%0.390.158.7x10716%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=145
3.9%-76.5%0.280.053.8x5946%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=99
3.7%-68.9%0.270.053.6x9147%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=2.1
3.8%-74.2%0.270.053.7x13229%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.1
3.0%-68.2%0.240.042.8x9221%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=78, exitN=71
1.7%-77.7%0.210.021.8x6147%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=4.1
1.0%-87.9%0.200.011.4x15549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=0.13
-0.6%-93.0%0.12-0.010.8x33529%
MACD
fast=38, slow=46, signal=29
-5.2%-98.3%0.06-0.050.2x24252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-5.1%-94.7%0.03-0.050.2x27849%
Buy and hold0.6%-96.7%0.280.011.2x1100%
1x 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -42.3% (2021-01-25 → 2026-03-26), recovered after 1,942 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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