Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. backtest
10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -35.4%).
Results by strategy
4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.4%, drawdown -69.3%).
Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -36.3%, Sharpe 0.57, 79% exposure.
Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.1%p (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 65%).
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 · parameters | CAGR | MDD | Sharpe | Calmar | Total | Trades | Exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donchian 채널 돌파 entryN=74, exitN=183 |
11.1% | -36.3% | 0.57 | 0.30 | 4.1x | 6 | 79% |
| ROC 모멘텀 n=142, threshold=-0.05 |
10.1% | -41.2% | 0.56 | 0.25 | 3.7x | 34 | 71% |
| SMA 크로스오버 fast=89, slow=243 |
10.8% | -60.0% | 0.56 | 0.18 | 4.0x | 8 | 66% |
| EMA 크로스오버 fast=7, slow=231 |
9.0% | -35.4% | 0.54 | 0.26 | 3.2x | 20 | 65% |
| Supertrend period=22, mult=5 |
2.6% | -71.3% | 0.23 | 0.04 | 1.4x | 41 | 72% |
| ADX / DI 방향성 period=25, threshold=20 |
1.7% | -23.2% | 0.21 | 0.07 | 1.3x | 64 | 20% |
| 볼린저 밴드 돌파 n=13, k=2.9 |
0.9% | -25.7% | 0.17 | 0.04 | 1.1x | 20 | 5% |
| Parabolic SAR step=0.005, maxStep=0.2 |
-0.6% | -52.6% | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0.9x | 129 | 58% |
| MACD fast=11, slow=43, signal=18 |
-2.5% | -61.0% | -0.02 | -0.04 | 0.7x | 183 | 50% |
| Keltner 채널 돌파 emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.9 |
-2.3% | -50.5% | -0.11 | -0.05 | 0.7x | 47 | 23% |
| Buy and hold | 7.4% | -69.3% | 0.38 | 0.11 | 2.6x | 1 | 100% |
Rules of the top strategy
A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).
- Buy — Buy on a breakout above the highest high of the last 74 days
- Sell — Sell when price breaks below the lowest low of the last 183 days