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RH backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RH. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.9%, MDD -56.8%).

Data 2012-11-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,455 (13.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.9%, drawdown -84.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -31.1%, Sharpe 0.66, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 17.6%, MDD -61.3%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 53.6%p (CAGR 15.9%, MDD -56.8%, exposure 51%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.5
6.6%-31.1%0.660.212.4x167%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.5
17.6%-61.3%0.610.299.3x5156%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=1.8
14.5%-68.1%0.590.216.4x13637%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=20
15.9%-56.8%0.580.287.6x7151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
15.8%-74.6%0.570.217.5x11253%
ROC 모멘텀
n=22, threshold=0
15.3%-75.0%0.560.207.1x24954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=11
14.1%-69.6%0.540.206.1x14148%
MACD
fast=19, slow=28, signal=13
12.8%-75.4%0.500.175.3x16050%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=238
8.8%-70.0%0.410.133.2x2252%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=55
3.9%-76.5%0.290.051.7x14955%
Buy and hold12.9%-84.7%0.500.155.3x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.1% (2017-11-01 → 2020-06-11), recovered after 1,035 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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