Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Brinker International, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Brinker International, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -66.0%).

Data 1984-01-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,725 (42.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.8%, drawdown -88.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -66.0%, Sharpe 0.56, 69% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.8%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -66.0%, exposure 69%).

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=19, exitN=37
13.7%-66.0%0.560.21232.9x16169%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=144
11.2%-48.6%0.530.2392.8x9960%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=97
10.5%-56.4%0.510.1971.0x9361%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.8
9.1%-61.0%0.450.1540.9x15958%
MACD
fast=23, slow=74, signal=32
8.1%-66.3%0.420.1227.8x31151%
ROC 모멘텀
n=73, threshold=0.02
7.8%-70.1%0.420.1124.6x45554%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.5
6.1%-64.3%0.380.0912.3x20140%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=1.2
6.4%-79.2%0.380.0814.1x25146%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=19
4.0%-64.3%0.290.065.3x35733%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
-2.8%-96.1%0.04-0.030.3x74154%
Buy and hold13.8%-88.8%0.520.16242.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -67% -89% 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -66.0% (1998-05-06 → 2008-12-15), recovered after 4,647 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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