Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Align Technology, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Align Technology, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.9%, MDD -42.9%).

Data 2001-01-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,413 (25.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.4%, drawdown -92.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 19.4%, MDD -61.8%, Sharpe 0.67, 58% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 20.2%, MDD -61.0%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.5%p (CAGR 13.9%, MDD -42.9%, exposure 35%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=125
19.4%-61.8%0.670.3192.6x6258%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=79
20.2%-61.0%0.670.33107.9x3361%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=72
18.3%-55.1%0.650.3373.4x4958%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=12
17.1%-61.9%0.630.2855.9x18445%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.7
13.9%-42.9%0.590.3227.9x6435%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.2
17.4%-68.1%0.590.2659.3x8559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=0.13
13.3%-68.7%0.550.1924.4x19045%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=68, k=2.4
10.3%-43.1%0.510.2412.2x5834%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
10.0%-70.4%0.430.1411.2x20054%
MACD
fast=23, slow=39, signal=15
0.1%-83.9%0.210.001.0x31250%
Buy and hold9.4%-92.3%0.450.1010.0x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -61.8% (2023-07-27 → 2026-07-24), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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