Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Qualys, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Qualys, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 17.1%, MDD -42.8%).

Data 2012-09-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,478 (13.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.2%, drawdown -68.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 17.1%, MDD -42.8%, Sharpe 0.67, 57% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.7%p (CAGR 17.1%, MDD -42.8%, exposure 57%).

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
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4
17.1%-42.8%0.670.408.9x4657%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=25
12.9%-58.2%0.560.225.3x5156%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=75
10.1%-50.7%0.470.203.8x4760%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=13
7.6%-50.7%0.430.152.8x8330%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.1
8.4%-49.5%0.430.173.0x8348%
ROC 모멘텀
n=61, threshold=-0.01
8.8%-60.0%0.420.153.2x12963%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=44
7.1%-63.4%0.380.112.6x4160%
MACD
fast=12, slow=44, signal=16
5.1%-71.7%0.320.072.0x17852%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.9
2.7%-54.8%0.240.051.4x8339%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.32
-0.5%-62.1%0.14-0.010.9x24652%
Buy and hold18.2%-68.5%0.610.2710.2x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -42.8% (2018-04-18 → 2020-03-23), recovered after 1,015 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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