Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

equity · US

Linde plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Linde plc. 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 11.6%, MDD -37.7%).

Data 1992-06-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,590 (34.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.7%, drawdown -52.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.6%, MDD -37.7%, Sharpe 0.58, 91% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.3%p (CAGR 11.6%, MDD -37.7%, exposure 91%).

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=13, exitN=86
11.6%-37.7%0.580.3141.8x5591%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=78, slow=250
8.1%-68.7%0.470.1214.4x2975%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=-0.09
6.7%-63.2%0.400.119.1x17389%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=191
5.2%-65.9%0.340.085.7x4379%
Supertrend
period=37, mult=4.9
3.4%-34.1%0.270.103.1x10566%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.5
0.6%-7.2%0.220.091.2x20%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=3.3
0.3%-11.7%0.090.021.1x142%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=34
-0.1%-17.4%-0.02-0.011.0x101%
MACD
fast=18, slow=40, signal=24
-2.8%-76.6%-0.06-0.040.4x39851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-3.1%-81.8%-0.07-0.040.3x31459%
Buy and hold12.7%-52.0%0.570.2560.0x1100%
1x 10x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.7% (1999-05-11 → 2000-12-15), recovered after 1,665 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.
Re-optimize the same period and setupAll asset reports

Read next