Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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H&R Block, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of H&R Block, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

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

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.9%, drawdown -68.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -71.9%, Sharpe 0.41, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
8.4%-71.9%0.410.1275.3x53100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=89
3.7%-84.0%0.270.046.9x12782%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=181
2.8%-69.7%0.240.044.4x10160%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=137
2.2%-81.8%0.210.033.2x17960%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
1.1%-72.2%0.170.021.8x42554%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.8
0.7%-75.6%0.150.011.5x18760%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=15
-0.2%-69.3%0.06-0.000.9x20123%
MACD
fast=19, slow=56, signal=17
-1.5%-92.5%0.05-0.020.4x60553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.5
0.1%-40.0%0.050.001.1x365%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.6
-0.9%-81.3%0.02-0.010.6x16525%
Buy and hold8.9%-68.1%0.420.1395.0x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -71.9% (2015-11-02 → 2020-04-03), recovered after 2,473 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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