Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Axos Financial, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Axos Financial, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -53.3%).

Data 2005-03-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,378 (21.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.1%, drawdown -70.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -58.6%, Sharpe 0.67, 74% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.0%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -53.3%, exposure 60%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=62
18.2%-58.6%0.670.3135.7x4574%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=112
16.3%-61.6%0.650.2625.3x4560%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.14
14.0%-53.3%0.640.2616.3x13442%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=139
15.2%-53.3%0.630.2920.7x2960%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.4
11.8%-41.7%0.540.2810.9x11151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=0.9
9.7%-60.6%0.480.167.3x19547%
MACD
fast=23, slow=65, signal=12
9.6%-60.6%0.460.167.1x21349%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=8, mult=2
8.3%-49.0%0.450.175.5x12340%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=26
3.1%-27.6%0.340.111.9x289%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
5.1%-69.8%0.320.072.9x35253%
Buy and hold18.1%-70.6%0.600.2635.1x1100%
1x 10x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -35% -53% -71% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -58.6% (2021-11-24 → 2023-11-13), recovered after 1,078 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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