Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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EyePoint, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EyePoint, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -61.7%).

Data 2005-01-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,411 (21.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -15.0%, drawdown -99.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -90.0%, Sharpe 0.36, 41% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 21.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 9.4%p (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -61.7%, exposure 15%).

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
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.8
6.3%-90.0%0.360.073.7x13041%
MACD
fast=15, slow=44, signal=12
3.7%-96.6%0.350.042.2x27053%
ROC 모멘텀
n=34, threshold=0.13
4.7%-85.4%0.320.052.7x26025%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=58, exitN=18
4.8%-82.6%0.320.062.8x5225%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=67, k=1.9
4.0%-81.5%0.310.052.3x7227%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.5
2.9%-92.5%0.280.031.9x14825%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=46
-1.0%-90.0%0.24-0.010.8x11743%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=36
1.1%-61.7%0.190.021.3x10415%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
-5.1%-85.2%0.19-0.060.3x33644%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=41
-5.7%-91.4%0.15-0.060.3x10040%
Buy and hold-15.0%-99.4%0.23-0.150.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -99% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -90.0% (2005-05-23 → 2009-02-19), recovered after 6,541 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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