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NHN backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NHN. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.0%, MDD -44.7%).

Data 2013-08-28 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,186 (13.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XKRXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.2%, drawdown -78.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 8.6%, MDD -46.2%, Sharpe 0.43, 42% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 8.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.3%p (CAGR 3.0%, MDD -44.7%, exposure 6%).

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=24, mult=3.3
8.6%-46.2%0.430.192.9x6542%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=88
7.1%-49.1%0.380.142.4x4147%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=94
4.1%-63.8%0.290.061.7x2539%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.7
3.0%-44.7%0.260.071.5x276%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.06
1.6%-58.9%0.200.031.2x11149%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=3
1.8%-47.2%0.190.041.3x2112%
ROC 모멘텀
n=80, threshold=0.04
-0.6%-62.2%0.13-0.010.9x10338%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=65, exitN=65
-1.0%-66.8%0.12-0.010.9x2540%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=22
0.2%-38.7%0.080.001.0x129%
MACD
fast=24, slow=59, signal=13
-2.4%-74.2%0.07-0.030.7x13751%
Buy and hold0.2%-78.5%0.220.001.0x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -46.2% (2013-10-04 → 2016-02-22), recovered after 1,991 days.

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 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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