Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Schneider National, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schneider National, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.2%, MDD -31.1%).

Data 2017-04-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,342 (9.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.0%, drawdown -45.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 10.1%, MDD -32.9%, Sharpe 0.54, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.2%p (CAGR 7.2%, MDD -31.1%, exposure 76%).

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
MACD
fast=25, slow=53, signal=13
10.1%-32.9%0.540.312.5x9049%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=63
9.0%-33.6%0.510.272.2x4153%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.6
8.2%-38.5%0.470.212.1x4151%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=39
6.9%-41.9%0.410.171.9x4954%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=60
7.2%-31.1%0.400.231.9x2576%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=3, threshold=-0.1
7.2%-45.4%0.380.161.9x1199%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=33, mult=1.4
4.4%-29.1%0.320.151.5x5840%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=1.1
4.4%-33.3%0.320.131.5x7644%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-0.9%-42.9%0.08-0.020.9x8854%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=13
-1.8%-40.2%-0.02-0.050.8x8235%
Buy and hold7.0%-45.1%0.370.151.9x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -23% -34% -45% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -32.9% (2018-01-11 → 2019-06-25), recovered after 1,104 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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