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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.5%, MDD -36.5%).

Data 1996-11-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,467 (29.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.6%, drawdown -96.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -48.0%, Sharpe 0.49, 27% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 13.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.5%p (CAGR 5.5%, MDD -36.5%, exposure 15%).

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=85, exitN=26
8.3%-48.0%0.490.1710.7x5827%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.1
6.3%-40.8%0.470.156.2x3415%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
5.5%-36.5%0.410.154.9x4815%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=26
4.9%-49.8%0.360.104.1x8615%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=188
4.6%-61.8%0.300.073.8x4445%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=191
4.5%-65.8%0.300.073.7x4046%
ROC 모멘텀
n=106, threshold=0.04
2.6%-64.4%0.230.042.2x22841%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4
1.1%-80.9%0.190.011.4x13649%
MACD
fast=20, slow=39, signal=18
-3.1%-87.8%0.07-0.040.4x33351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
-3.8%-87.1%0.04-0.040.3x38350%
Buy and hold-5.6%-96.4%0.12-0.060.2x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.0% (2020-10-02 → 2025-08-01), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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