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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

equity · US

Airbnb, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Airbnb, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -35.7%).

Data 2020-12-10 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,436 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -62.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -35.7%, Sharpe 0.45, 41% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.3%p (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -35.7%, exposure 41%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=1.1
9.1%-35.7%0.450.251.6x9141%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=11, mult=0.8
8.0%-36.3%0.420.221.5x6539%
MACD
fast=7, slow=50, signal=21
6.1%-46.3%0.350.131.4x7546%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=1.7
5.9%-48.1%0.340.121.4x7952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=148
3.3%-46.4%0.250.071.2x1146%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=77
-1.2%-63.5%0.16-0.020.9x2182%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.32
0.1%-43.4%0.160.001.0x19855%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=7, threshold=31
0.4%-33.2%0.130.011.0x8324%
ROC 모멘텀
n=32, threshold=-0.11
-3.8%-58.8%0.09-0.070.8x6581%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=90
-6.8%-61.5%-0.12-0.110.7x2346%
Buy and hold4.1%-62.0%0.320.071.3x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.7% (2024-02-15 → 2026-08-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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