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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2010-03-31 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,130 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.7%, drawdown -49.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -33.6%, Sharpe 0.65, 62% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.4%, MDD -41.3%, exposure 83%.

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
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.4
11.4%-33.6%0.650.345.9x5562%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=60
13.4%-41.3%0.650.327.8x4383%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=64
10.4%-34.7%0.590.305.1x7361%
MACD
fast=22, slow=67, signal=33
8.9%-30.3%0.560.294.1x11550%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=117
8.9%-42.4%0.530.214.1x6168%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=-0.09
9.6%-50.4%0.510.194.5x7380%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.5
3.4%-16.3%0.450.211.7x1711%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=32
1.1%-5.5%0.390.201.2x22%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.5
4.3%-34.2%0.350.132.0x7141%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
4.9%-39.4%0.340.122.2x14358%
Buy and hold15.7%-49.3%0.650.3210.9x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -25% -37% -49% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -33.6% (2014-12-29 → 2017-01-30), recovered after 1,109 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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