Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Northland Power Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Northland Power Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2003-10-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,728 (22.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.8%, drawdown -68.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -5.3%, Sharpe 0.32, 1% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=47, threshold=32
0.6%-5.3%0.320.111.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=101
0.0%-61.2%0.110.001.0x5389%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=211
-0.0%-55.7%0.09-0.001.0x3953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=125
-0.6%-57.3%0.06-0.010.9x4755%
Supertrend
period=31, mult=3.5
-1.3%-58.5%0.02-0.020.7x11061%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-1.7%-65.8%-0.03-0.030.7x19656%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.7
-1.6%-47.6%-0.06-0.030.7x7631%
MACD
fast=17, slow=37, signal=14
-2.5%-77.9%-0.09-0.030.6x29751%
ROC 모멘텀
n=142, threshold=0.13
-2.2%-47.9%-0.12-0.050.6x15122%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=2.6
-1.5%-53.5%-0.13-0.030.7x9421%
Buy and hold2.8%-68.1%0.240.041.9x1100%
1x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -5.3% (2010-03-16 → 2010-03-31), recovered after 41 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 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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