Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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First backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of First. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1992-06-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,595 (34.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.8%, drawdown -79.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -79.7%, Sharpe 0.24, 87% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=153
2.5%-79.7%0.240.032.3x4187%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=105
2.1%-56.6%0.210.042.0x9156%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=10, mult=4
0.7%-19.0%0.200.041.3x203%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 97%
n=24, threshold=-0.15
-1.2%-94.5%0.13-0.010.7x13197%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=3.2
0.4%-15.6%0.110.031.1x202%
MACD
fast=39, slow=91, signal=32
-1.3%-87.2%0.07-0.020.6x19152%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=195
-2.2%-82.4%0.02-0.030.5x6557%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=29
-0.1%-21.1%0.00-0.001.0x203%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.7
-4.4%-93.5%-0.05-0.050.2x13754%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-7.4%-97.0%-0.19-0.080.1x29551%
Buy and hold3.8%-79.8%0.280.053.5x1100%
1x 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% -20% -40% -60% -80% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -79.7% (1997-12-31 → 2010-01-15), 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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