Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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CoStar Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CoStar Group, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.4%, MDD -55.4%).

Data 1998-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,064 (28.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -72.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.4%, MDD -55.4%, Sharpe 0.58, 76% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.4%p (CAGR 15.4%, MDD -55.4%, exposure 76%).

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=12, exitN=32
15.4%-55.4%0.580.2855.5x11676%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.8
12.8%-59.1%0.530.2229.2x12459%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=35
11.9%-65.8%0.520.1823.7x15061%
ROC 모멘텀
n=32, threshold=-0.09
11.2%-75.1%0.470.1519.7x25681%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=54
9.3%-73.4%0.440.1312.1x20459%
MACD
fast=52, slow=85, signal=30
8.7%-67.8%0.420.1310.4x14552%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=17, mult=1.9
7.0%-77.7%0.380.096.6x14846%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.1
7.1%-81.0%0.380.096.8x17850%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=31
3.0%-31.7%0.350.102.3x64%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
1.4%-85.3%0.200.021.5x50254%
Buy and hold13.0%-72.8%0.500.1831.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -55% -73% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -55.4% (2000-09-28 → 2001-04-04), recovered after 1,134 days.

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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