Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Hub Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hub Group, Inc.. 0 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 8.5%, MDD -48.9%).

Data 1996-03-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,645 (30.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.0%, drawdown -89.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.5%, MDD -48.9%, Sharpe 0.42, 63% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.3%p (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -48.9%, exposure 63%).

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=41, exitN=60
8.5%-48.9%0.420.1711.9x5963%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=202
8.1%-61.5%0.410.1310.7x4161%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=-0.1
6.6%-73.6%0.360.097.0x18274%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=191
5.9%-77.4%0.340.085.7x6359%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=5
5.9%-75.8%0.340.085.7x8960%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.8
4.8%-66.5%0.330.074.1x10534%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.4
2.5%-71.4%0.220.032.1x9328%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=15
1.0%-67.2%0.150.021.4x15828%
MACD
fast=19, slow=46, signal=24
-0.5%-82.8%0.13-0.010.9x29951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-4.4%-92.0%0.00-0.050.3x25656%
Buy and hold11.0%-89.1%0.460.1223.5x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.9% (2008-09-19 → 2019-08-15), recovered after 5,250 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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