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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Methode Electronics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Methode Electronics, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1982-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,032 (43.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.1%, drawdown -90.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -90.4%, Sharpe 0.34, 85% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -69.1%, exposure 56%.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=101
4.9%-90.4%0.340.058.0x10585%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=197
5.6%-69.1%0.330.0810.9x7756%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=167
5.4%-77.2%0.320.079.8x6756%
ROC 모멘텀
n=193, threshold=-0.09
2.2%-87.1%0.260.022.5x30368%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.9
2.0%-90.0%0.240.022.4x12255%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=16
1.8%-89.9%0.210.022.2x25339%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.08
-0.1%-97.6%0.19-0.000.9x63853%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=13, mult=4
1.1%-64.4%0.150.021.6x6012%
MACD
fast=15, slow=19, signal=16
-3.4%-98.1%0.11-0.030.2x70451%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.6
-0.9%-89.8%0.09-0.010.7x12426%
Buy and hold9.1%-90.0%0.430.1045.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007 2013 2019 2025 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007 2013 2019 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -90.4% (2000-03-03 → 2009-03-31), recovered after 5,029 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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