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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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AEye, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AEye, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -33.4%).

Data 2021-01-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,395 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -63.8%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -84.1%, Sharpe 0.56, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 69.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.8%p (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -33.4%, exposure 6%).

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
MACD
fast=8, slow=58, signal=13
6.0%-84.1%0.560.071.4x6654%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=2.4
-1.0%-68.6%0.38-0.010.9x4015%
ROC 모멘텀
n=36, threshold=0.12
-5.2%-74.1%0.36-0.070.7x5020%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=78
-5.9%-81.1%0.34-0.070.7x2024%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=41
-6.4%-79.3%0.33-0.080.7x1822%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=47, exitN=7
-4.3%-73.6%0.29-0.060.8x189%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=4.1
-3.4%-72.2%0.28-0.050.8x2016%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.9
-8.7%-76.9%0.25-0.110.6x1811%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=27
0.6%-33.4%0.140.021.0x26%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.055, maxStep=0.28
-42.5%-97.3%-0.05-0.440.0x20841%
Buy and hold-63.8%-99.9%-0.08-0.640.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -84.1% (2022-04-01 → 2024-04-26), recovered after 1,210 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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