Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Greif Inc. backtest

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

Data 1996-02-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,655 (30.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.9%, drawdown -66.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -54.2%, Sharpe 0.27, 49% 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=100, exitN=70
3.5%-54.2%0.270.062.8x4749%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=135
1.6%-58.6%0.190.031.6x6355%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=21
1.1%-37.4%0.160.031.4x5211%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=113
1.0%-59.3%0.160.021.3x6557%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.5
0.1%-66.8%0.130.001.0x11556%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=21, mult=4
0.7%-33.7%0.130.021.3x4510%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=-0.03
-3.1%-77.7%-0.00-0.040.4x32763%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=3.1
-0.9%-44.5%-0.06-0.020.8x518%
MACD
fast=16, slow=38, signal=19
-7.7%-95.0%-0.19-0.080.1x39352%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.24
-8.5%-97.0%-0.24-0.090.1x63551%
Buy and hold5.9%-66.2%0.340.095.7x1100%
1x 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% -17% -33% -50% -66% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -54.2% (2021-11-11 → 2026-07-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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