Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ePlus inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ePlus inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-11-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,472 (29.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.1%, drawdown -91.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -84.5%, Sharpe 0.45, 88% exposure.

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
n=23, threshold=-0.11
12.1%-84.5%0.450.1429.7x26988%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=71
9.8%-94.1%0.410.1016.0x7382%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=112
7.5%-83.1%0.350.098.5x6762%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
7.3%-78.7%0.350.098.1x14757%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=108
7.1%-76.5%0.350.097.7x8362%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
3.3%-84.3%0.250.042.6x22953%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=3.1
3.5%-65.8%0.230.052.8x7210%
MACD
fast=17, slow=31, signal=14
1.8%-89.7%0.220.021.7x39549%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=43, threshold=31
2.8%-58.8%0.200.052.2x63%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.2
1.2%-76.9%0.180.021.4x9228%
Buy and hold13.1%-91.8%0.470.1438.7x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -84.5% (2000-01-03 → 2001-01-02), recovered after 4,909 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.
Re-optimize the same period and setupAll asset reports

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