Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Grindr Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Grindr Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 34.8%, MDD -49.9%).

Data 2021-01-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,392 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.1%, drawdown -87.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 34.8%, MDD -49.9%, Sharpe 0.56, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 25.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.4%p (CAGR 34.8%, MDD -49.9%, exposure 56%).

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
Supertrend
period=19, mult=3.1
34.8%-49.9%0.560.705.2x2156%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=85, atrPeriod=11, mult=0.9
17.8%-74.4%0.440.242.5x2151%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=90
15.3%-84.5%0.420.182.2x763%
ROC 모멘텀
n=46, threshold=-0.02
15.7%-75.7%0.420.212.2x5569%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=75
15.0%-82.2%0.420.182.2x972%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=84
12.4%-82.5%0.390.151.9x1359%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=78, threshold=17
9.0%-87.3%0.370.101.6x649%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=1.8
11.2%-71.7%0.370.161.8x5135%
MACD
fast=11, slow=32, signal=10
4.1%-79.9%0.310.051.2x10751%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
-12.3%-79.5%-0.10-0.150.5x9157%
Buy and hold9.1%-87.3%0.390.101.6x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -49.9% (2022-11-18 → 2023-08-30), recovered after 487 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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