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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Dynatrace, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Dynatrace, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -34.3%).

Data 2019-08-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,780 (7.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.3%, drawdown -61.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 16.2%, MDD -34.3%, Sharpe 0.64, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.5%p (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -34.3%, exposure 51%).

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=29, mult=3.8
16.2%-34.3%0.640.472.9x2951%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=158
14.2%-52.4%0.590.272.6x954%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=186
13.5%-39.6%0.580.342.4x1352%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=34
5.8%-16.0%0.540.361.5x2410%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=48
8.0%-55.1%0.400.151.7x2563%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=0
6.4%-47.4%0.350.141.6x5955%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=1.8
1.1%-49.6%0.170.021.1x4137%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=28, mult=2.4
-0.4%-49.5%0.10-0.011.0x3333%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-2.7%-74.6%0.07-0.040.8x7151%
MACD
fast=19, slow=45, signal=18
-3.2%-72.3%0.05-0.040.8x8953%
Buy and hold12.3%-61.8%0.480.202.3x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -34.3% (2021-10-22 → 2022-12-06), recovered after 1,084 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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