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Microchip Technology Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Microchip Technology Incorporated. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1993-03-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,399 (33.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.6%, drawdown -64.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -15.0%, Sharpe 0.50, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -75.4%, exposure 92%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=37
3.2%-15.0%0.500.212.9x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=178
12.6%-75.4%0.490.1752.8x3992%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=5
5.2%-68.4%0.320.085.4x10458%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=71, slow=215
5.0%-60.1%0.320.085.1x4165%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=100
4.9%-65.0%0.310.074.9x8366%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
1.3%-90.5%0.200.011.5x28455%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=-0.04
-0.4%-86.0%0.17-0.000.9x31971%
MACD
fast=19, slow=58, signal=35
-0.8%-88.3%0.13-0.010.8x28650%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=3.5
0.5%-41.6%0.100.011.2x163%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=25, mult=2
-0.8%-85.2%0.06-0.010.8x21225%
Buy and hold17.6%-64.5%0.580.27226.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -75% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -15.0% (1993-10-15 → 1993-10-22), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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