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Extreme Networks, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Extreme Networks, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -30.6%).

Data 1999-04-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,870 (27.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.3%, drawdown -99.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.9%, MDD -83.9%, Sharpe 0.44, 65% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 9.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.2%p (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -30.6%, exposure 6%).

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=24, exitN=54
9.9%-83.9%0.440.1213.1x7765%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=76
9.2%-88.0%0.420.1011.0x9351%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.1
8.6%-86.9%0.400.109.4x10151%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=75
8.3%-82.9%0.400.108.9x7949%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.3
7.9%-83.9%0.390.098.1x16438%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.9
6.5%-81.5%0.350.085.6x13736%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=33
3.4%-30.6%0.340.112.5x246%
MACD
fast=16, slow=24, signal=17
2.3%-80.1%0.280.031.9x37853%
ROC 모멘텀
n=46, threshold=0.07
0.3%-97.7%0.200.001.1x40341%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-2.3%-94.9%0.16-0.020.5x21651%
Buy and hold0.3%-99.1%0.350.001.1x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -83.9% (2000-09-22 → 2009-05-13), recovered after 7,433 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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