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E Ink Holdings Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of E Ink Holdings Inc. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -41.1%).

Data 2007-12-31 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,573 (18.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TPEXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -87.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 17.5%, MDD -68.5%, Sharpe 0.68, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.2%p (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -41.1%, exposure 25%).

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=21, mult=3.7
17.5%-68.5%0.680.2620.4x8249%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.3
14.6%-64.0%0.630.2312.7x10640%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=108, exitN=94
15.2%-62.9%0.600.2414.0x1552%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=147
14.0%-59.1%0.580.2411.6x3851%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.9
10.8%-41.1%0.560.266.7x11825%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=118
13.2%-66.7%0.550.2010.1x2852%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=0.01
12.8%-60.7%0.540.219.5x15151%
MACD
fast=17, slow=26, signal=17
12.3%-68.1%0.530.188.7x21652%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=17
6.0%-57.4%0.360.103.0x9827%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
5.0%-63.7%0.320.082.5x14450%
Buy and hold7.6%-87.7%0.390.093.9x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -68.5% (2011-09-21 → 2015-09-04), recovered after 2,183 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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