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Global-E Online Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global-E Online Ltd.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 17.0%, MDD -44.5%).

Data 2021-05-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,311 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.5%, drawdown -79.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 17.0%, MDD -44.5%, Sharpe 0.60, 46% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 8.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.6%p (CAGR 17.0%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 46%).

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=8, mult=5
17.0%-44.5%0.600.382.3x1346%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=40
4.7%-14.5%0.470.321.3x22%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.1
5.2%-22.3%0.470.231.3x65%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=37
7.9%-42.1%0.390.191.5x1948%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=2.6
5.8%-33.5%0.340.171.3x1523%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=36
5.4%-42.7%0.330.131.3x1353%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=62
3.7%-43.7%0.280.081.2x2346%
ROC 모멘텀
n=38, threshold=-0.04
-6.5%-65.3%0.08-0.100.7x9957%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
-12.3%-82.5%-0.03-0.150.5x11552%
MACD
fast=18, slow=54, signal=19
-20.5%-76.3%-0.25-0.270.3x5751%
Buy and hold8.5%-79.1%0.460.111.5x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -44.5% (2023-07-31 → 2024-08-14), recovered after 504 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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