Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Netflix, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Netflix, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 38.1%, MDD -42.5%).

Data 2002-05-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,086 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 30.2%, drawdown -82.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 38.1%, MDD -42.5%, Sharpe 1.05, 61% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 39.8%, MDD -53.9%, exposure 68%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.5%p (CAGR 38.1%, MDD -42.5%, exposure 61%).

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=115, exitN=65
38.1%-42.5%1.050.902481.1x2461%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=134
39.8%-53.9%1.040.743309.7x4468%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.02
37.8%-52.2%1.010.722346.0x15867%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=104
36.3%-60.1%0.970.601787.4x3469%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.2
27.9%-58.5%0.830.48386.9x9859%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=8
28.0%-60.9%0.830.46390.2x22265%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=77, k=1.8
23.9%-42.4%0.800.56177.9x7849%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.3
15.1%-47.9%0.630.3129.7x9835%
MACD
fast=27, slow=56, signal=19
12.0%-72.3%0.490.1715.5x22153%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.18
11.6%-60.2%0.480.1914.1x50253%
Buy and hold30.2%-82.0%0.760.37596.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.5% (2018-07-09 → 2020-03-16), recovered after 732 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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