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FactSet Research Systems Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of FactSet Research Systems Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-06-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,570 (30.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.5%, drawdown -61.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -63.8%, Sharpe 0.50, 91% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=105
11.0%-63.8%0.500.1723.3x6191%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
9.3%-62.2%0.490.1514.4x25756%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.8
7.3%-66.0%0.420.118.3x16156%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=0.8
6.9%-51.1%0.410.137.4x24152%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.5
6.0%-50.6%0.380.125.8x21146%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=134
6.4%-47.8%0.370.136.5x7362%
ROC 모멘텀
n=33, threshold=-0.04
5.9%-68.2%0.350.095.5x39972%
MACD
fast=19, slow=44, signal=16
5.3%-59.1%0.340.094.8x34551%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=183
4.3%-61.3%0.290.073.5x6468%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=14
2.3%-47.4%0.210.052.0x15232%
Buy and hold14.5%-61.7%0.570.2458.9x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -63.8% (1999-12-29 → 2002-08-13), recovered after 2,030 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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