Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Frontdoor, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Frontdoor, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -17.5%).

Data 2018-09-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,980 (7.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.8%, drawdown -66.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 15.9%, MDD -33.3%, Sharpe 0.71, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.0%p (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -17.5%, exposure 38%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=69, threshold=0.02
15.9%-33.3%0.710.483.2x3949%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=2.2
12.2%-17.5%0.690.702.5x3438%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=90
12.5%-48.7%0.570.262.5x1954%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=49
12.2%-38.8%0.570.322.5x1956%
MACD
fast=16, slow=31, signal=11
10.4%-49.8%0.520.212.2x11646%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.8
8.0%-30.8%0.520.261.8x4234%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.08
8.6%-50.1%0.440.171.9x13653%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.9
8.5%-42.7%0.430.201.9x1956%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=23
3.2%-14.8%0.430.211.3x67%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=31
3.7%-49.7%0.270.081.3x3556%
Buy and hold11.8%-66.4%0.480.182.4x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -33% -50% -66% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -33.3% (2019-09-05 → 2020-07-30), recovered after 1,240 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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