Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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HCI Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of HCI Group, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 20.8%, MDD -46.9%).

Data 2008-09-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,497 (17.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.6%, drawdown -79.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 22.8%, MDD -54.9%, Sharpe 0.77, 68% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.3%p (CAGR 20.8%, MDD -46.9%, exposure 61%).

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=39
22.8%-54.9%0.770.4139.2x4568%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=93
21.1%-51.1%0.750.4130.7x4758%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=113
20.8%-46.9%0.740.4429.1x3161%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.6
19.4%-52.3%0.690.3723.7x5160%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=3.2
11.0%-39.9%0.650.286.5x1919%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=49, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.5
13.5%-50.1%0.610.279.6x6537%
ROC 모멘텀
n=93, threshold=0.01
14.0%-53.7%0.570.2610.4x15958%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=22
9.0%-46.9%0.470.194.6x17333%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
2.4%-66.5%0.230.041.5x22854%
MACD
fast=16, slow=57, signal=14
1.8%-53.4%0.210.031.4x20851%
Buy and hold20.6%-79.3%0.650.2628.5x1100%
1x 10x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -54.9% (2021-10-11 → 2022-12-16), recovered after 879 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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