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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 47.6%, MDD -43.3%).

Data 2021-03-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,366 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.1%, drawdown -84.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 47.6%, MDD -43.3%, Sharpe 1.03, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 28.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.5%p (CAGR 47.6%, MDD -43.3%, exposure 54%).

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=26, mult=5
47.6%-43.3%1.031.108.3x1254%
ROC 모멘텀
n=38, threshold=-0.07
40.8%-64.7%0.890.636.4x6064%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=70
36.1%-52.0%0.860.695.3x2450%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=54
35.9%-59.1%0.860.615.3x2051%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=61, atrPeriod=9, mult=0.9
34.5%-50.5%0.860.685.0x2846%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.4
32.3%-59.4%0.830.544.6x2044%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=43, exitN=19
31.5%-67.4%0.810.474.4x1844%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=16
21.2%-54.9%0.650.392.8x2836%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
12.7%-64.3%0.480.201.9x5052%
MACD
fast=19, slow=43, signal=19
10.5%-64.8%0.450.161.7x5854%
Buy and hold19.1%-84.8%0.600.232.6x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -43.3% (2024-02-15 → 2025-08-11), recovered after 691 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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