Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Tetra Tech, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tetra Tech, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1991-12-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,716 (34.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.5%, drawdown -77.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -78.4%, Sharpe 0.52, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.14
13.9%-78.4%0.520.1889.7x21100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=71, exitN=65
4.3%-67.2%0.290.064.3x6459%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=147
4.2%-71.6%0.290.064.2x7263%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=204
3.9%-81.4%0.280.053.7x5067%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.1
3.0%-71.0%0.250.042.7x13361%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
1.1%-78.4%0.190.011.4x44356%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.3
0.2%-67.0%0.110.001.1x12532%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=18
0.5%-36.2%0.110.011.2x9417%
MACD
fast=15, slow=29, signal=14
-1.8%-82.2%0.08-0.020.5x50551%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=20, mult=4
0.2%-38.0%0.080.001.1x5213%
Buy and hold14.5%-77.9%0.530.19109.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -78.4% (2000-12-05 → 2002-10-11), recovered after 5,798 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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