Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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UDR, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UDR, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -35.8%).

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -79.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -17.0%, Sharpe 0.52, 11% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -35.8%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.1%p (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -35.8%, exposure 63%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=35
2.5%-17.0%0.520.153.1x411%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=81, slow=116
7.1%-35.8%0.490.2024.2x10163%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=3.3
1.1%-9.9%0.420.111.7x264%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=26, exitN=178
6.7%-48.6%0.410.1420.4x4382%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=77, slow=383
5.7%-42.9%0.400.1312.9x2668%
ROC 모멘텀
n=128, threshold=-0.09
5.0%-61.5%0.350.089.6x21784%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.1
0.5%-69.4%0.120.011.2x24461%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
0.0%-80.3%0.100.001.0x34658%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=9, mult=3.7
-0.2%-15.1%-0.09-0.010.9x121%
MACD
fast=31, slow=55, signal=18
-4.2%-94.4%-0.13-0.040.1x44450%
Buy and hold6.3%-79.1%0.360.0817.2x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.0% (1984-07-26 → 1984-09-14), recovered after 181 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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