Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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RadNet, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RadNet, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1997-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,440 (29.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.2%, drawdown -92.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 17.2%, MDD -79.9%, Sharpe 0.56, 56% 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=63, exitN=66
17.2%-79.9%0.560.22110.5x4756%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=141
17.0%-73.9%0.550.23104.5x5254%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=82
14.5%-74.3%0.510.2055.5x13353%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.01
12.8%-82.2%0.490.1634.8x18854%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=2.1
13.7%-83.1%0.480.1644.6x19430%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=5
8.0%-94.3%0.400.089.6x8749%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=37
7.0%-39.9%0.350.177.3x264%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.1
6.3%-80.5%0.340.086.0x16627%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-0.4%-92.5%0.28-0.000.9x66349%
MACD
fast=15, slow=34, signal=8
-5.9%-99.4%0.19-0.060.2x54250%
Buy and hold16.2%-92.1%0.580.1885.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -79.9% (2007-07-06 → 2013-09-19), recovered after 3,715 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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