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TFS Financial Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TFS Financial Corporation. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2007-04-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,850 (19.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.3%, drawdown -50.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.4%, MDD -2.4%, Sharpe 0.29, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -52.6%, exposure 77%.

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=27, threshold=39
0.4%-2.4%0.290.151.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=63
2.5%-52.6%0.220.051.6x5177%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.9
1.0%-37.3%0.140.031.2x5757%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=-0.1
-0.7%-64.6%0.08-0.010.9x11795%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=96
-0.9%-62.0%0.03-0.010.8x5756%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.8
-0.3%-38.0%0.01-0.011.0x5718%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.3
-0.2%-14.3%-0.03-0.011.0x145%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=28
-2.4%-59.4%-0.08-0.040.6x11355%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
-2.6%-63.1%-0.08-0.040.6x17151%
MACD
fast=14, slow=57, signal=17
-3.7%-78.1%-0.14-0.050.5x24051%
Buy and hold2.3%-50.9%0.220.051.6x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -53% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -2.4% (2013-02-19 → 2013-02-25), recovered after 15 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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