Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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FIGS, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of FIGS, Inc.. 10 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 7.8%, MDD -16.4%).

Data 2021-05-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,300 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -18.1%, drawdown -92.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 7.8%, MDD -16.4%, Sharpe 0.59, 8% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 25.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.4%p (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -16.4%, exposure 8%).

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=27, threshold=25
7.8%-16.4%0.590.471.5x68%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=9, mult=3.5
5.6%-23.4%0.400.241.3x612%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=0.24
6.9%-35.1%0.380.201.4x2417%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=216
7.0%-46.0%0.380.151.4x322%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=180
7.1%-41.9%0.370.171.4x830%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=114, exitN=55
2.9%-40.5%0.260.071.2x425%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
-3.3%-79.5%0.16-0.040.8x2852%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-3.0%-65.1%0.15-0.050.9x8745%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.3
1.1%-17.0%0.150.071.1x42%
MACD
fast=17, slow=58, signal=19
-5.6%-61.3%0.08-0.090.7x4545%
Buy and hold-18.1%-92.8%0.07-0.200.4x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -16.4% (2025-09-18 → 2025-11-04), recovered after 53 days.

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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