Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Globe Life Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Globe Life Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 97% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1980-10-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,550 (45.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.5%, drawdown -75.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 10.5%, MDD -72.0%, Sharpe 0.51, 97% 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 97%
n=8, threshold=-0.09
10.5%-72.0%0.510.1596.5x19397%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=113, exitN=44
6.4%-50.6%0.480.1317.1x7746%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=139
6.6%-47.3%0.430.1418.6x9565%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
6.3%-60.8%0.410.1016.2x14963%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=92
6.0%-67.1%0.400.0914.3x11166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=76, k=2.5
2.7%-40.1%0.280.073.5x10732%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=10
2.3%-64.8%0.220.042.9x46550%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=22, mult=4
1.5%-36.9%0.190.042.0x10725%
MACD
fast=28, slow=45, signal=17
1.1%-68.0%0.160.021.6x45852%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
1.2%-75.8%0.160.021.7x40059%
Buy and hold9.5%-75.7%0.460.1364.0x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -72.0% (1998-04-17 → 2000-03-07), recovered after 4,367 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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