Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ViaSat, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ViaSat, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-12-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,461 (29.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.0%, drawdown -92.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -61.5%, Sharpe 0.38, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -59.0%, exposure 26%.

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.4
7.0%-61.5%0.380.117.4x7620%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=106, exitN=17
7.1%-59.0%0.380.127.7x7526%
ROC 모멘텀
n=124, threshold=0.13
7.0%-83.0%0.370.087.4x21136%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.5
6.8%-87.4%0.360.087.0x10953%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=18
5.5%-74.3%0.330.074.9x7014%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=76
5.6%-92.7%0.330.065.0x7551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.7
4.8%-78.1%0.310.064.0x8021%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=174
4.4%-92.1%0.300.053.6x7750%
MACD
fast=15, slow=47, signal=19
1.1%-87.4%0.230.011.4x35451%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-1.9%-96.2%0.15-0.020.6x52052%
Buy and hold10.0%-92.8%0.450.1117.0x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -61.5% (2004-03-05 → 2024-08-14), recovered after 7,864 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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