Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Globalstar, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Globalstar, Inc.. 10 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 20.9%, MDD -62.5%).

Data 2006-11-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,965 (19.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.7%, drawdown -99.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 20.9%, MDD -62.5%, Sharpe 0.61, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 26.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.6%p (CAGR 20.9%, MDD -62.5%, exposure 22%).

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=5
20.9%-62.5%0.610.3342.7x14022%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.26
16.4%-79.6%0.530.2120.1x46344%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=69, k=0.7
14.5%-87.5%0.510.1714.4x9839%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=50
12.4%-88.1%0.490.1410.1x10646%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=0.04
11.1%-88.7%0.470.128.0x20844%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=22
12.1%-79.3%0.460.159.5x4221%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
10.6%-76.8%0.440.147.3x8939%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=208
10.4%-85.1%0.440.127.1x2535%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.2
10.6%-85.1%0.430.127.3x9222%
MACD
fast=9, slow=32, signal=19
-3.2%-91.8%0.30-0.030.5x30852%
Buy and hold-5.7%-99.1%0.39-0.060.3x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.5% (2021-02-17 → 2022-08-01), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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