Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Everforth, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Everforth, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.5%, MDD -75.4%).

Data 1992-09-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,523 (33.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.3%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.0%, MDD -89.0%, Sharpe 0.48, 88% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 7.0%p (CAGR 7.5%, MDD -75.4%, exposure 59%).

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=7, exitN=58
12.0%-89.0%0.480.1446.8x11388%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.8
7.5%-75.4%0.380.1011.4x9959%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=216
6.7%-73.5%0.360.099.0x4856%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.08
6.3%-82.2%0.350.087.9x24048%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=68
5.1%-82.1%0.310.065.3x8659%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=22
2.2%-46.4%0.220.052.1x4411%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
-1.8%-86.7%0.13-0.020.5x27755%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.6
0.6%-70.0%0.120.011.2x7316%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.1
0.1%-55.5%0.090.001.0x5514%
MACD
fast=17, slow=18, signal=19
-5.4%-96.3%0.03-0.060.2x52750%
Buy and hold8.3%-96.0%0.420.0914.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -89.0% (2022-01-04 → 2026-06-25), 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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