Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Tesla, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tesla, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is MACD (CAGR 36.0%, MDD -48.8%).

Data 2010-06-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,047 (16.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 38.8%, drawdown -73.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 36.0%, MDD -48.8%, Sharpe 0.98, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 37.5%, MDD -60.6%, exposure 58%.

Return/drawdown alternative: MACD — CAGR is 2.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.8%p (CAGR 36.0%, MDD -48.8%, exposure 51%).

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
MACD
fast=14, slow=52, signal=39
36.0%-48.8%0.980.74140.3x14251%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.3
27.9%-39.3%0.940.7152.5x16628%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=2.3
25.9%-41.7%0.940.6240.7x11622%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=95, slow=159
37.5%-60.6%0.920.62168.2x2858%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=7
22.9%-39.8%0.900.5827.7x6219%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4
27.0%-61.6%0.820.4446.8x7647%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
27.8%-47.4%0.820.5951.8x12851%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=32
27.9%-67.6%0.800.4152.4x11657%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=18
20.7%-44.9%0.750.4620.7x8026%
ROC 모멘텀
n=19, threshold=0.14
18.9%-39.2%0.730.4816.3x25221%
Buy and hold38.8%-73.6%0.860.53194.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -37% -55% -74% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -48.8% (2017-06-23 → 2019-09-24), recovered after 934 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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