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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -67.7%).

Data 1999-08-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,780 (27.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.3%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -73.7%, Sharpe 0.50, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -85.9%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.3%p (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -67.7%, exposure 46%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=216
13.0%-73.7%0.500.1827.0x5352%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=119, exitN=70
12.6%-67.7%0.490.1924.5x2946%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=200
12.3%-74.1%0.480.1722.8x3553%
MACD
fast=21, slow=58, signal=23
13.0%-85.9%0.480.1527.2x20451%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.3
10.9%-69.6%0.450.1616.1x17225%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.4
9.1%-82.8%0.420.1110.4x14047%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.9
8.7%-74.8%0.400.129.5x15030%
ROC 모멘텀
n=69, threshold=-0.02
5.8%-82.7%0.350.074.6x33355%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=16
5.5%-78.7%0.330.074.2x22633%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
3.5%-83.3%0.320.042.5x32450%
Buy and hold11.3%-96.0%0.500.1217.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 MACDSMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdMACDSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -73.7% (2002-03-20 → 2005-01-04), recovered after 1,493 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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