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Manchester backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Manchester. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2012-08-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,512 (14.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.6%, drawdown -59.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.6%, MDD -10.9%, Sharpe 0.35, 1% 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=3
2.6%-10.9%0.350.231.4x41%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=5, atrPeriod=37, mult=2.8
1.2%-8.3%0.260.141.2x81%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=55
1.6%-64.6%0.210.021.2x6379%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=178
-0.5%-58.8%0.12-0.010.9x2349%
MACD
fast=12, slow=48, signal=16
-0.8%-58.0%0.10-0.010.9x18748%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.6
-0.7%-54.9%0.10-0.010.9x6348%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=28
-0.3%-25.1%0.01-0.011.0x83%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=-0.04
-5.0%-78.3%-0.03-0.060.5x23567%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=99
-5.2%-74.8%-0.07-0.070.5x3751%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-7.0%-81.5%-0.15-0.090.4x22951%
Buy and hold3.6%-59.9%0.280.061.6x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -10.9% (2022-12-02 → 2022-12-12), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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