Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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MGE Energy Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MGE Energy Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.9%, drawdown -38.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -49.9%, Sharpe 0.32, 99% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=24, threshold=-0.12
4.9%-49.9%0.320.109.3x6599%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=205
2.4%-57.3%0.220.043.0x7363%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=4.9
2.2%-48.2%0.210.052.8x9359%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=193
2.3%-49.7%0.210.052.8x6267%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=45
0.8%-13.8%0.190.061.4x145%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=5, mult=3.8
0.5%-11.4%0.190.041.2x102%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=43, exitN=78
1.0%-54.3%0.150.021.6x9169%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=3.3
-1.6%-71.0%-0.16-0.020.5x5211%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.38
-8.3%-99.4%-0.42-0.080.0x77053%
MACD
fast=18, slow=39, signal=19
-10.9%-99.6%-0.62-0.110.0x62648%
Buy and hold6.9%-38.2%0.390.1822.0x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -25% -37% -50% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -49.9% (1996-03-12 → 2000-03-15), recovered after 2,673 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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