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코스맥스 backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of 코스맥스. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.7%, MDD -59.6%).

Data 2014-04-07 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,038 (12.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XKRXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.1%, drawdown -80.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.7%, MDD -59.6%, Sharpe 0.50, 73% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.3%p (CAGR 12.7%, MDD -59.6%, exposure 73%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=41
12.7%-59.6%0.500.214.4x5173%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=89
9.9%-50.2%0.450.203.2x3751%
MACD
fast=19, slow=37, signal=17
8.6%-74.7%0.420.122.8x13752%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.1
8.1%-75.5%0.400.112.6x12553%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.02
7.9%-64.6%0.400.122.6x7755%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.8
4.3%-49.9%0.380.091.7x239%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=80
6.2%-60.0%0.350.102.1x2954%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.2
2.1%-75.8%0.230.031.3x31554%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=22
1.7%-49.1%0.190.041.2x4317%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=2.5
0.9%-67.0%0.160.011.1x4525%
Buy and hold13.1%-80.9%0.500.164.6x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.6% (2015-07-02 → 2020-03-23), recovered after 2,961 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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