Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Mattel, Inc. backtest

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

Data 1976-06-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 12,634 (50.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.0%, drawdown -84.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -78.3%, Sharpe 0.24, 55% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -62.1%, exposure 29%.

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=203
2.9%-78.3%0.240.044.1x6855%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=70, k=2.5
2.9%-62.1%0.240.054.2x11629%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=166
2.4%-72.3%0.230.033.2x8655%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.8
1.7%-73.5%0.210.022.4x15959%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=48
1.8%-72.5%0.200.032.5x9442%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=24
0.6%-59.9%0.110.011.3x12412%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=-0.04
-1.8%-85.3%0.09-0.020.4x49663%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=77, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.1
-0.4%-81.3%0.09-0.010.8x16234%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-5.0%-96.1%-0.05-0.050.1x42752%
MACD
fast=17, slow=23, signal=19
-5.3%-98.2%-0.05-0.050.1x71551%
Buy and hold4.0%-84.9%0.300.057.1x1100%
1x 10x 1977 1984 1991 1998 2005 2012 2019 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 1977 1984 1991 1998 2005 2012 2019 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -78.3% (1978-09-08 → 1987-10-26), recovered after 5,162 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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