Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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A10 Networks, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of A10 Networks, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 96% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.3%, MDD -46.4%).

Data 2014-03-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,109 (12.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -78.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -63.5%, Sharpe 0.40, 96% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.9%p (CAGR 7.3%, MDD -46.4%, exposure 52%).

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
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
entryN=1, exitN=53
8.0%-63.5%0.400.132.6x4996%
MACD
fast=17, slow=36, signal=11
7.5%-56.4%0.390.132.4x16251%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.4
7.3%-46.4%0.380.162.4x6452%
ROC 모멘텀
n=198, threshold=0.04
5.6%-55.1%0.330.102.0x9952%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=243
4.4%-63.7%0.290.071.7x1556%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=235
4.2%-68.3%0.290.061.7x1957%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=25
3.7%-47.9%0.290.081.6x7824%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2.2
3.3%-63.4%0.260.051.5x5029%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.38
1.7%-63.8%0.210.031.2x24048%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.1
2.0%-50.9%0.200.041.3x4020%
Buy and hold4.9%-78.4%0.340.061.8x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -63.5% (2016-10-03 → 2020-03-20), recovered after 1,589 days.

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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