Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Azenta, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Azenta, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -56.7%).

Data 1995-02-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,925 (31.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.3%, drawdown -97.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -67.3%, Sharpe 0.39, 42% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.9%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -56.7%, exposure 13%).

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=67, k=0.9
8.0%-67.3%0.390.1211.3x15742%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=61
7.9%-72.6%0.390.1110.9x11950%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=59
6.3%-80.9%0.350.086.9x15951%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=59, exitN=64
5.0%-77.6%0.320.064.6x6553%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=22
4.6%-56.7%0.320.084.2x8813%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.9
4.1%-59.6%0.290.073.6x6421%
ROC 모멘텀
n=55, threshold=0
2.3%-87.7%0.250.032.0x39751%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.4
0.8%-86.7%0.220.011.3x11552%
MACD
fast=8, slow=51, signal=16
-2.0%-89.3%0.16-0.020.5x47550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-3.1%-90.9%0.13-0.030.4x54550%
Buy and hold3.3%-97.1%0.350.032.8x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -67.3% (1995-05-22 → 1996-11-27), recovered after 1,281 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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