Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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General Mills, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of General Mills, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.9%, drawdown -64.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -52.3%, Sharpe 0.39, 85% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -54.7%, exposure 91%.

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=198, threshold=-0.11
5.9%-52.3%0.390.1114.0x14085%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=138
5.9%-54.7%0.380.1114.3x6791%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=238
5.3%-43.4%0.380.1211.0x5672%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=195
3.5%-44.7%0.290.085.0x8266%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.6
2.6%-46.5%0.240.063.2x16759%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.2
0.1%-20.1%0.060.011.1x181%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=35
-0.0%-2.2%-0.01-0.001.0x20%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-1.7%-89.1%-0.03-0.020.4x40655%
MACD
fast=24, slow=57, signal=22
-3.2%-92.8%-0.14-0.030.2x45952%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.1
-2.0%-65.9%-0.15-0.030.4x16421%
Buy and hold7.9%-64.5%0.460.1233.4x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -52.3% (1992-01-03 → 1994-11-30), recovered after 6,058 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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