Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.. 9 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 19.7%, MDD -61.1%).

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.4%, drawdown -96.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 19.7%, MDD -61.1%, Sharpe 0.69, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.5%p (CAGR 19.7%, MDD -61.1%, exposure 37%).

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=42, k=1.9
19.7%-61.1%0.690.324244.0x23637%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=28
18.9%-76.8%0.620.253055.2x20054%
MACD
fast=23, slow=75, signal=13
18.4%-80.6%0.620.232504.9x44852%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.6
17.7%-76.8%0.600.231903.6x24652%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=40
17.3%-82.9%0.590.211651.4x29052%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.6
15.2%-62.7%0.580.24694.3x35438%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
15.2%-76.8%0.550.20713.7x38250%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=122
15.2%-86.2%0.540.18697.9x9953%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=0.12
12.5%-74.7%0.490.17231.9x37942%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=23
10.1%-57.8%0.490.1784.9x23823%
Buy and hold11.4%-96.6%0.480.12150.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -97% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -61.1% (2013-05-15 → 2015-10-12), recovered after 1,129 days.

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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