Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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IonQ, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IonQ, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 58.5%, MDD -50.0%).

Data 2021-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,400 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.3%, drawdown -90.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 70.5%, MDD -72.6%, Sharpe 1.09, 43% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 46.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.4%p (CAGR 58.5%, MDD -50.0%, exposure 28%).

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=13, mult=3.4
70.5%-72.6%1.090.9719.5x2843%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=9
58.5%-50.0%1.021.1713.0x2828%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=19
58.9%-50.2%1.001.1713.2x6237%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=57
58.6%-59.8%0.980.9813.0x3642%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=1.3
49.9%-57.9%0.930.869.5x4232%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.8
42.6%-55.3%0.870.777.2x3423%
MACD
fast=15, slow=40, signal=9
44.4%-57.4%0.860.777.7x7851%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=61
43.6%-68.8%0.850.637.5x2841%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=0.04
42.7%-68.2%0.840.637.3x8041%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
23.3%-65.7%0.640.353.2x7442%
Buy and hold24.3%-90.0%0.700.273.4x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -72.6% (2023-08-01 → 2024-09-25), recovered after 472 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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