Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Myers Industries, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Myers Industries, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.8%, drawdown -87.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -35.3%, Sharpe 0.45, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.0%, MDD -90.4%, exposure 77%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=71
2.7%-35.3%0.450.083.4x124%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=3.1
2.5%-19.5%0.440.133.2x242%
ROC 모멘텀
n=192, threshold=-0.11
3.0%-90.4%0.250.033.9x30177%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=39
2.7%-90.6%0.250.033.4x29978%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
2.5%-91.0%0.230.033.2x34155%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=102
1.4%-87.1%0.190.021.9x8762%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.2
1.5%-93.4%0.190.022.0x22954%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=177
1.3%-84.3%0.190.021.8x9360%
MACD
fast=19, slow=56, signal=17
0.9%-94.7%0.170.011.5x50950%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.8
0.3%-78.4%0.100.001.1x19520%
Buy and hold10.8%-87.1%0.460.12116.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -35.3% (1981-06-08 → 1982-06-21), recovered after 673 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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