Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Yelp Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Yelp Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -13.3%).

Data 2012-03-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,624 (14.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.5%, drawdown -85.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.9%, MDD -34.5%, Sharpe 0.51, 20% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 8.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.8%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -13.3%, exposure 1%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.2
8.9%-34.5%0.510.263.4x2020%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.12
7.7%-31.1%0.430.252.9x7826%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=38
2.3%-13.3%0.380.171.4x41%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=127, exitN=14
3.6%-37.9%0.280.101.7x2617%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=185
3.3%-64.3%0.260.051.6x1641%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=216
3.0%-64.2%0.240.051.5x2640%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.7
2.1%-44.7%0.200.051.4x3223%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.5
-1.5%-73.7%0.12-0.020.8x5346%
MACD
fast=13, slow=40, signal=18
-5.1%-84.1%0.04-0.060.5x17754%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.26
-8.2%-88.1%-0.06-0.090.3x46550%
Buy and hold0.5%-85.3%0.270.011.1x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -34.5% (2014-03-04 → 2016-05-12), recovered after 892 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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