Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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CACI International, Inc. backtest

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

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.2%, drawdown -90.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.9%, MDD -69.3%, Sharpe 0.44, 77% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=50, exitN=115
9.9%-69.3%0.440.1481.0x6477%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=144
7.1%-78.6%0.370.0924.1x9460%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=217
5.1%-89.0%0.310.069.9x7467%
Supertrend
period=6, mult=4.5
5.0%-96.2%0.310.059.7x17258%
ROC 모멘텀
n=104, threshold=-0.02
4.9%-88.4%0.310.069.1x46264%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=27
3.6%-49.2%0.310.075.0x507%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=3.4
3.6%-45.7%0.290.085.2x6612%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.9
2.9%-61.5%0.240.053.7x10824%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.06
1.2%-92.5%0.190.011.7x61555%
MACD
fast=15, slow=42, signal=20
-1.3%-96.1%0.11-0.010.6x56551%
Buy and hold16.2%-90.9%0.560.181053.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -69.3% (2004-12-22 → 2009-06-16), recovered after 4,929 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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