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MSCI Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MSCI Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 14.6%, MDD -48.5%).

Data 2007-11-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,705 (18.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.9%, drawdown -69.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -48.5%, Sharpe 0.60, 89% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.6%p (CAGR 14.6%, MDD -48.5%, exposure 89%).

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=20, exitN=103
14.6%-48.5%0.600.3012.8x2589%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=200
11.2%-50.8%0.550.227.2x3770%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=182
10.7%-64.5%0.530.176.8x3773%
ROC 모멘텀
n=177, threshold=-0.03
7.8%-62.8%0.420.124.1x12377%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
6.3%-56.1%0.380.113.1x5864%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.3
5.0%-54.6%0.340.092.5x12656%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=46
0.7%-6.9%0.280.111.1x82%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
3.8%-52.6%0.280.072.0x16959%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3.5
1.5%-19.5%0.270.081.3x148%
MACD
fast=18, slow=47, signal=14
2.8%-52.7%0.240.051.7x24251%
Buy and hold17.9%-69.1%0.650.2621.8x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -35% -52% -69% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.5% (2007-12-31 → 2009-03-05), recovered after 560 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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