Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ESCO Technologies Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ESCO Technologies Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1990-10-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,023 (35.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.3%, drawdown -58.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.5%, MDD -63.7%, Sharpe 0.55, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=2, threshold=-0.13
14.5%-63.7%0.550.23127.2x35100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=79
9.9%-64.5%0.470.1529.8x6175%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=68, slow=184
7.6%-54.5%0.410.1413.9x5366%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=69
4.2%-76.7%0.290.054.4x8765%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
3.4%-79.5%0.260.043.3x12757%
MACD
fast=19, slow=43, signal=19
3.0%-67.9%0.240.042.9x38850%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=22, mult=4
2.1%-40.7%0.210.052.1x9020%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=3.4
1.5%-34.5%0.180.041.7x4412%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=24
1.2%-40.9%0.170.031.5x5210%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-1.6%-76.8%0.07-0.020.6x58854%
Buy and hold14.3%-58.5%0.550.24119.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -63.7% (2005-08-12 → 2011-10-03), recovered after 4,753 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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