Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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HubSpot, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of HubSpot, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 22.4%, MDD -38.6%).

Data 2014-10-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,969 (11.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.1%, drawdown -80.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 24.0%, MDD -44.3%, Sharpe 0.80, 65% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.7%p (CAGR 22.4%, MDD -38.6%, exposure 60%).

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=135, threshold=-0.02
24.0%-44.3%0.800.5412.7x5665%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=58
23.1%-47.7%0.790.4911.7x2462%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=148
22.4%-38.6%0.790.5810.9x2660%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.7
20.9%-44.4%0.730.479.4x3161%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=63
18.9%-55.6%0.670.347.7x2064%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=71, atrPeriod=32, mult=1.5
16.3%-36.1%0.650.455.9x6151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=1.4
15.2%-39.1%0.640.395.3x5347%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
11.2%-57.1%0.480.203.5x20154%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=13
4.5%-52.6%0.300.081.7x8838%
MACD
fast=7, slow=26, signal=9
1.5%-81.8%0.210.021.2x27350%
Buy and hold19.1%-80.0%0.600.247.8x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -44.3% (2025-02-13 → 2025-04-21), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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