Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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KBR, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KBR, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -45.5%).

Data 2006-11-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,955 (19.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.9%, drawdown -77.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -45.5%, Sharpe 0.27, 32% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.0%p (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -45.5%, exposure 32%).

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=107, exitN=32
3.4%-45.5%0.270.071.9x3632%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=135
1.6%-67.1%0.190.021.4x4255%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.7
1.2%-39.4%0.160.031.3x3619%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=84
0.6%-70.0%0.140.011.1x6254%
ROC 모멘텀
n=62, threshold=-0.04
-0.0%-58.9%0.13-0.001.0x19463%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=20
0.8%-31.6%0.130.031.2x269%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.5
0.3%-55.0%0.120.011.1x11642%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=2
-1.2%-69.3%0.09-0.020.8x25455%
MACD
fast=12, slow=31, signal=19
-5.8%-80.6%-0.08-0.070.3x26350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
-9.2%-87.7%-0.23-0.100.1x36452%
Buy and hold2.9%-77.6%0.280.041.8x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -45.5% (2012-03-26 → 2020-11-30), recovered after 4,424 days.

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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