Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Marvell Technology, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Marvell Technology, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 14.4%, MDD -56.5%).

Data 2000-06-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,559 (26.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.4%, drawdown -91.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.1%, MDD -64.3%, Sharpe 0.57, 69% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.3%p (CAGR 14.4%, MDD -56.5%, exposure 58%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=96
16.1%-64.3%0.570.2549.2x3369%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=166
14.4%-56.5%0.560.2533.3x2758%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=102
12.9%-63.1%0.510.2023.8x8958%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0.06
9.5%-60.2%0.430.1610.8x16755%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.7
9.2%-73.6%0.420.1310.0x9056%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=2.8
6.6%-47.6%0.400.145.4x5619%
MACD
fast=10, slow=57, signal=17
6.7%-70.0%0.360.105.4x36450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
6.5%-86.8%0.350.075.2x35451%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.4
6.0%-58.1%0.340.104.6x12435%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=11
5.1%-57.1%0.310.093.7x18641%
Buy and hold10.4%-91.6%0.460.1113.1x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -64.3% (2001-08-03 → 2003-01-27), recovered after 1,048 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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