Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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PRA Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PRA Group, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2002-11-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,968 (23.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.2%, drawdown -83.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -88.5%, Sharpe 0.22, 81% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 1.6%, MDD -69.3%, exposure 57%.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=70
1.4%-88.5%0.220.021.4x7581%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.2
1.6%-69.3%0.200.021.4x14257%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=3.3
1.4%-26.9%0.180.051.4x2010%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=31
1.4%-34.3%0.180.041.4x588%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
0.1%-76.9%0.150.001.0x31854%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=212
0.0%-83.6%0.140.001.0x3757%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=78
-1.3%-73.2%0.09-0.020.7x8956%
MACD
fast=10, slow=36, signal=16
-3.5%-85.2%0.03-0.040.4x36450%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.1
-2.3%-62.8%0.01-0.040.6x11839%
ROC 모멘텀
n=95, threshold=0.05
-5.6%-86.6%-0.10-0.070.3x28646%
Buy and hold5.2%-83.8%0.340.063.4x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -89% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -88.5% (2013-10-29 → 2026-02-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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