Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Zoom Communications, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Zoom Communications, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 20.3%, MDD -30.1%).

Data 2019-04-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,831 (7.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.1%, drawdown -90.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 23.4%, MDD -33.8%, Sharpe 0.81, 14% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 17.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.4%p (CAGR 20.3%, MDD -30.1%, exposure 15%).

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
n=74, threshold=0.27
23.4%-33.8%0.810.694.6x1814%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=3.2
20.3%-30.1%0.760.673.8x615%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=22
21.1%-34.6%0.760.614.0x1616%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.9
17.8%-30.1%0.680.593.3x1018%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=50
18.7%-53.4%0.660.353.5x729%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=147
17.2%-58.4%0.600.293.2x1341%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=209
15.2%-61.1%0.560.252.8x1539%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=1.9
5.4%-63.8%0.320.081.5x9340%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
-1.9%-63.9%0.14-0.030.9x14148%
MACD
fast=10, slow=44, signal=23
-2.4%-78.2%0.12-0.030.8x9149%
Buy and hold6.1%-90.3%0.380.071.5x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -33.8% (2020-10-19 → 2020-11-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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