Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Evercore Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Evercore Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 15.7%, MDD -44.5%).

Data 2006-08-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,022 (20.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.5%, drawdown -82.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 15.7%, MDD -44.5%, Sharpe 0.66, 58% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.7%p (CAGR 15.7%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 58%).

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=12, mult=4.3
15.7%-44.5%0.660.3518.4x6858%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=105, exitN=78
12.5%-45.4%0.620.2710.5x2449%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=258
12.9%-45.4%0.620.2811.4x2156%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.7
9.6%-34.4%0.610.286.2x4229%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=0.13
9.3%-35.6%0.520.265.9x15040%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=192
10.0%-49.7%0.510.206.6x3357%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=31
4.0%-18.0%0.490.222.2x288%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.3
7.7%-50.5%0.470.154.4x6231%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
1.0%-79.9%0.170.011.2x36853%
MACD
fast=10, slow=38, signal=10
-3.1%-73.0%0.03-0.040.5x38650%
Buy and hold13.5%-82.2%0.510.1612.5x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -44.5% (2014-01-22 → 2016-08-02), recovered after 1,451 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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