Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cboe Global Markets, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -28.6%).

Data 2010-06-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,057 (16.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.0%, drawdown -44.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 18.0%, MDD -34.2%, Sharpe 0.83, 98% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 10.5%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -28.6%, exposure 76%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
n=14, threshold=-0.12
18.0%-34.2%0.830.5314.4x2198%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=117
14.0%-32.8%0.800.438.3x4268%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.2
12.5%-25.1%0.750.506.7x4364%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=50
13.7%-28.6%0.750.488.0x3776%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=90
12.3%-33.0%0.710.376.5x3469%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=24
4.5%-16.8%0.700.272.0x1613%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.7
3.9%-18.9%0.530.211.9x2213%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=3.1
2.0%-6.2%0.520.311.4x123%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
3.4%-42.3%0.280.081.7x15758%
MACD
fast=18, slow=30, signal=15
1.6%-38.4%0.180.041.3x21551%
Buy and hold15.0%-44.7%0.680.349.5x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -22% -34% -45% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -34.2% (2018-01-25 → 2019-01-11), recovered after 1,238 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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