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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Ennis, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ennis, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 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 6.7%, drawdown -74.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.3%, MDD -12.8%, Sharpe 0.32, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.6%, MDD -76.5%, exposure 55%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=49, threshold=27
1.3%-12.8%0.320.101.8x63%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=210
2.6%-76.5%0.230.033.3x7555%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=183
1.9%-70.8%0.200.032.4x8353%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=58
1.6%-74.3%0.180.022.1x7342%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=17, mult=3
0.7%-70.0%0.120.011.4x14026%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
-0.2%-90.3%0.10-0.000.9x14654%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.6
0.0%-66.4%0.080.001.0x13323%
MACD
fast=28, slow=38, signal=37
-1.4%-94.4%0.05-0.010.5x35750%
ROC 모멘텀
n=254, threshold=0.01
-1.8%-93.9%0.03-0.020.4x33955%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-6.1%-99.2%-0.17-0.060.1x36352%
Buy and hold6.7%-74.9%0.360.0920.0x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -12.8% (1983-10-17 → 1985-01-11), recovered after 476 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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