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Interface, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Interface, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 8.0%, MDD -41.7%).

Data 1983-04-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,910 (43.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.7%, drawdown -93.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -41.7%, Sharpe 0.47, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.4%, MDD -68.6%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 3.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.6%p (CAGR 8.0%, MDD -41.7%, exposure 23%).

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=9, threshold=34
8.0%-41.7%0.470.1928.3x42223%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=81
9.4%-68.6%0.440.1449.3x5356%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=188
9.1%-55.4%0.430.1642.8x9356%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
7.7%-76.9%0.390.1025.2x11352%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=133
7.4%-63.8%0.380.1222.0x5957%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.2
4.7%-44.9%0.320.107.3x11527%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=2
5.1%-67.0%0.320.088.5x23235%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
3.7%-87.3%0.280.044.9x34053%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.03
3.1%-86.2%0.260.043.8x25359%
MACD
fast=19, slow=40, signal=17
-0.8%-89.8%0.15-0.010.7x49251%
Buy and hold4.7%-93.4%0.350.057.4x1100%
1x 10x 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -41.7% (2010-03-23 → 2018-07-11), 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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