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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Comfort Systems USA, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 14.0%, MDD -73.0%).

Data 1997-06-27 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,339 (29.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.9%, drawdown -93.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.4%, MDD -80.8%, Sharpe 0.57, 87% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.6%p (CAGR 14.0%, MDD -73.0%, exposure 66%).

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=65
16.4%-80.8%0.570.2083.4x10387%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=243
14.0%-73.0%0.560.1945.6x2766%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=5
12.3%-74.5%0.510.1729.8x9063%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=97, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.4
10.3%-68.2%0.500.1517.5x10447%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=178
11.0%-64.9%0.490.1721.2x7363%
ROC 모멘텀
n=84, threshold=0.05
5.4%-78.9%0.330.074.7x31653%
MACD
fast=21, slow=27, signal=17
5.5%-70.7%0.330.084.7x34050%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
1.6%-78.8%0.210.021.6x50654%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=1.2
1.5%-92.2%0.200.021.6x18449%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=13
0.9%-79.0%0.180.011.3x51651%
Buy and hold16.9%-93.4%0.570.1896.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -80.8% (1998-07-13 → 2001-04-12), recovered after 2,065 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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