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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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TrueBlue, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TrueBlue, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 10.6%, MDD -69.8%).

Data 1994-04-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,136 (32.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.1%, drawdown -90.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.6%, MDD -69.8%, Sharpe 0.45, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.7%p (CAGR 10.6%, MDD -69.8%, exposure 54%).

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
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.9
10.6%-69.8%0.450.1526.2x14154%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=35
3.0%-15.7%0.450.192.6x62%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=88, exitN=18
8.8%-69.5%0.430.1315.4x8728%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.06
9.8%-91.9%0.430.1120.3x24652%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=45
7.3%-91.9%0.370.089.7x18954%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=55
6.4%-94.9%0.350.077.4x20754%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.5
6.1%-89.4%0.340.076.7x21143%
MACD
fast=21, slow=49, signal=13
5.4%-93.3%0.330.065.4x38053%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.8
4.9%-92.9%0.310.054.7x16536%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.01
3.8%-93.6%0.290.043.4x27751%
Buy and hold9.1%-90.5%0.430.1016.5x1100%
1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -69.8% (2017-11-21 → 2026-02-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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