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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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BlackSky Technology Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BlackSky Technology Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 37.0%, MDD -47.8%).

Data 2019-12-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,681 (6.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -16.7%, drawdown -96.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 37.0%, MDD -47.8%, Sharpe 0.86, 40% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 53.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.8%p (CAGR 37.0%, MDD -47.8%, exposure 40%).

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
Supertrend
period=24, mult=2
37.0%-47.8%0.860.778.2x6440%
MACD
fast=19, slow=51, signal=19
21.3%-73.3%0.590.293.6x4955%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.08
19.2%-64.5%0.550.303.2x13244%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=10
11.6%-80.4%0.470.142.1x7452%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=64, slow=305
8.5%-66.8%0.410.131.7x727%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=0.8
6.0%-75.6%0.390.081.5x7040%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=8
1.5%-86.1%0.340.021.1x10060%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=276
-0.6%-63.4%0.26-0.011.0x927%
ROC 모멘텀
n=142, threshold=0.13
-0.4%-70.6%0.25-0.011.0x5024%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=62, atrPeriod=22, mult=1.1
-7.9%-76.1%0.10-0.100.6x5632%
Buy and hold-16.7%-96.6%0.20-0.170.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -97% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -47.8% (2021-09-09 → 2022-11-28), recovered after 1,169 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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