Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Sinclair, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sinclair, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -25.0%).

Data 1995-06-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,839 (31.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.4%, drawdown -97.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -49.2%, Sharpe 0.42, 21% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.9%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -25.0%, exposure 5%).

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=105, exitN=19
7.4%-49.2%0.420.159.3x6421%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=30
3.5%-25.0%0.340.143.0x145%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=159
4.7%-82.1%0.300.064.2x5647%
MACD
fast=19, slow=46, signal=19
3.6%-86.3%0.280.043.0x31251%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=2.4
2.7%-73.5%0.230.042.3x11228%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.3
2.6%-88.3%0.230.032.2x12830%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.4
1.7%-92.8%0.230.021.7x16148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=58, threshold=0.11
-0.1%-82.0%0.15-0.001.0x35632%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=92
-1.1%-91.3%0.13-0.010.7x7445%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.28
-4.8%-92.2%0.05-0.050.2x74551%
Buy and hold0.4%-97.1%0.280.001.1x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -49.2% (2021-03-11 → 2025-12-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

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.
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