Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Bath & Body Works, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bath & Body Works, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -60.2%).

Data 1982-04-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,172 (44.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -90.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.9%, MDD -60.2%, Sharpe 0.38, 55% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -70.9%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.6%p (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -60.2%, exposure 55%).

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=21, mult=4
6.9%-60.2%0.380.1118.9x19555%
MACD
fast=19, slow=67, signal=23
7.0%-70.9%0.380.1019.9x36653%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=65, k=1.6
5.2%-63.7%0.340.089.4x17841%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=52, exitN=52
5.1%-80.5%0.330.068.9x10953%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=72
5.0%-79.9%0.330.068.8x20355%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=63
4.1%-69.6%0.300.065.9x19555%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.2
2.7%-64.0%0.250.043.3x21440%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=5
2.3%-73.0%0.240.032.8x52454%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
2.1%-76.8%0.240.032.6x36653%
ROC 모멘텀
n=59, threshold=0.02
1.6%-76.9%0.210.022.0x50351%
Buy and hold4.9%-90.9%0.340.058.3x1100%
1x 10x 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007 2013 2019 2025 MACDSupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007 2013 2019 2025 Buy and holdMACDSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.2% (1992-02-05 → 1997-05-09), recovered after 2,619 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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