Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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nCino, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of nCino, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR -0.8%, MDD -11.4%).

Data 2020-07-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,520 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -23.4%, drawdown -85.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.7%, MDD -13.0%, Sharpe 0.13, 3% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 24.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 72.7%p (CAGR -0.8%, MDD -11.4%, exposure 2%).

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=23, threshold=28
0.7%-13.0%0.130.051.0x63%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=214
-4.3%-37.0%-0.08-0.120.8x629%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=195
-3.9%-30.5%-0.09-0.130.8x629%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.6
-1.5%-19.8%-0.13-0.080.9x64%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=3.3
-0.8%-11.4%-0.15-0.071.0x42%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=0.04
-6.9%-44.9%-0.25-0.150.6x5824%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-16.9%-76.1%-0.38-0.220.3x9147%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=71, exitN=78
-11.7%-56.0%-0.43-0.210.5x832%
MACD
fast=6, slow=34, signal=6
-20.6%-78.3%-0.46-0.260.2x16951%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.4
-16.4%-75.1%-0.50-0.220.3x2336%
Buy and hold-23.4%-85.7%-0.22-0.270.2x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -13.0% (2024-11-11 → 2024-12-06), 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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