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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ServiceNow, Inc. backtest

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

Data 2012-06-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,562 (14.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 27.1%, drawdown -64.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.3%, MDD -53.8%, Sharpe 0.80, 83% 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=48
24.3%-53.8%0.800.4521.9x3583%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=216
19.9%-46.0%0.720.4313.1x1075%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=109
18.1%-43.5%0.710.4210.6x3166%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=-0.04
17.6%-41.9%0.670.4210.0x9974%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.7
14.2%-42.3%0.620.346.5x4563%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.3
6.7%-49.8%0.380.132.5x11352%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.02
7.1%-60.9%0.380.122.6x9764%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.3
2.3%-57.7%0.220.041.4x9751%
MACD
fast=17, slow=37, signal=11
1.1%-62.8%0.180.021.2x21749%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=12
1.5%-50.7%0.180.031.2x10840%
Buy and hold27.1%-64.5%0.780.4229.9x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -65% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.8% (2021-11-04 → 2023-01-05), recovered after 826 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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