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GS리테일 backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GS리테일. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -15.1%).

Data 2011-12-23 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,603 (14.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XKRXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.5%, drawdown -83.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -15.1%, Sharpe 0.42, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -65.7%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 3.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.7%p (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -15.1%, exposure 3%).

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=31, threshold=34
3.2%-15.1%0.420.211.6x43%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=77, slow=152
3.5%-65.7%0.270.051.7x3346%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=111, exitN=57
1.0%-62.2%0.160.021.2x1733%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=268
0.1%-70.4%0.110.001.0x1935%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.11
-0.3%-66.7%0.09-0.001.0x13925%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.3
0.1%-16.6%0.040.011.0x102%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.5
-0.5%-31.3%-0.02-0.020.9x85%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.6
-5.5%-80.7%-0.04-0.070.4x4760%
MACD
fast=15, slow=75, signal=17
-5.9%-72.0%-0.09-0.080.4x15851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-6.5%-78.2%-0.11-0.080.4x11851%
Buy and hold-0.5%-83.8%0.17-0.010.9x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -15.1% (2015-08-31 → 2015-09-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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