Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Salesforce, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Salesforce, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -45.1%).

Data 2004-06-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,562 (22.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.5%, drawdown -70.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.0%, MDD -72.2%, Sharpe 0.60, 84% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by -1.7%p (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -45.1%, exposure 76%).

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=12, exitN=66
16.0%-72.2%0.600.2226.5x6784%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=99
13.1%-39.1%0.570.3315.1x5261%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=88, slow=181
14.2%-45.1%0.570.3218.9x1876%
Supertrend
period=37, mult=4.9
9.4%-57.6%0.460.167.2x7857%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.5
6.7%-40.2%0.410.174.2x11037%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=1.7
6.9%-45.1%0.400.154.3x12442%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=-0.02
7.3%-57.7%0.380.134.7x18070%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
3.8%-70.4%0.270.052.3x38357%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=13
3.4%-59.6%0.260.062.1x26647%
MACD
fast=24, slow=46, signal=11
1.6%-70.2%0.190.021.4x28351%
Buy and hold18.5%-70.5%0.620.2642.6x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -72.2% (2020-09-01 → 2026-07-23), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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