Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Impinj, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Impinj, Inc.. 6 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 25.3%, MDD -41.2%).

Data 2016-07-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,521 (10.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 23.6%, drawdown -81.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 34.9%, MDD -64.0%, Sharpe 0.84, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 11.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.3%p (CAGR 25.3%, MDD -41.2%, exposure 40%).

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=14, threshold=11
34.9%-64.0%0.840.5420.1x17953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=24
31.1%-59.5%0.780.5215.1x7054%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.3
29.7%-65.6%0.770.4513.6x5250%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=1.5
25.3%-41.2%0.720.619.6x16940%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=100
26.6%-49.1%0.720.5410.7x2353%
MACD
fast=18, slow=23, signal=7
24.9%-56.0%0.690.459.3x16353%
ROC 모멘텀
n=18, threshold=0.07
20.8%-53.2%0.660.396.7x23440%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=52
22.2%-86.6%0.640.267.5x3573%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.9
19.4%-44.7%0.630.435.9x6039%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.28
18.4%-52.6%0.580.355.4x27553%
Buy and hold23.6%-81.4%0.660.298.4x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -64.0% (2017-06-26 → 2018-04-24), recovered after 759 days.

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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