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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Genesco Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Genesco Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1973-02-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,474 (53.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.3%, drawdown -90.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -77.6%, Sharpe 0.36, 67% 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=31, exitN=66
6.4%-77.6%0.360.0828.2x13167%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=147
5.1%-81.8%0.320.0614.4x10355%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.04
2.6%-78.7%0.260.034.0x40358%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=217
2.7%-81.2%0.260.034.2x6553%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.8
2.5%-86.6%0.250.033.8x23650%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=11
1.0%-77.1%0.180.011.7x31636%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-1.2%-86.5%0.16-0.010.5x40151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.5
0.8%-40.1%0.130.021.6x469%
MACD
fast=24, slow=43, signal=23
-4.5%-96.9%0.08-0.050.1x51752%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.7
-0.8%-73.3%0.08-0.010.7x12422%
Buy and hold2.3%-90.1%0.330.033.4x1100%
1x 10x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -77.6% (2012-04-27 → 2020-08-03), recovered after 3,352 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 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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