Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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PC Connection, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PC Connection, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1998-03-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,148 (28.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.4%, drawdown -95.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -90.6%, Sharpe 0.32, 87% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -44.7%, exposure 13%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=52
2.5%-90.6%0.320.032.0x10187%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.5
3.3%-44.7%0.270.072.5x3613%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.9
2.3%-33.8%0.270.071.9x164%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=210
2.9%-74.5%0.260.042.2x4758%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=31
3.2%-60.4%0.260.052.4x10112%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=200
2.4%-83.2%0.260.032.0x4955%
ROC 모멘텀
n=196, threshold=0.01
-0.1%-88.8%0.19-0.001.0x23357%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.8
-1.3%-85.5%0.19-0.010.7x19955%
MACD
fast=24, slow=37, signal=14
-2.1%-81.6%0.18-0.030.5x33351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
-3.4%-85.5%0.12-0.040.4x35549%
Buy and hold6.4%-95.9%0.410.075.9x1100%
1x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -90.6% (2001-12-07 → 2009-03-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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