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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Reliance, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Reliance, Inc.. 0 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 15.2%, MDD -53.9%).

Data 1994-09-16 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 8,042 (32.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.7%, drawdown -83.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -53.9%, Sharpe 0.60, 87% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.0%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -53.9%, exposure 87%).

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=12, exitN=77
15.2%-53.9%0.600.2891.3x8387%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=64
12.5%-46.4%0.580.2742.6x12360%
MACD
fast=29, slow=71, signal=39
11.9%-46.3%0.570.2636.3x19053%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=74
11.5%-60.2%0.560.1932.4x8363%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.9
10.3%-51.6%0.520.2022.9x10958%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=-0.09
11.0%-60.1%0.500.1828.3x26981%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.6
7.3%-39.4%0.500.189.4x8229%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.02
9.1%-58.1%0.470.1616.1x17860%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.5
5.4%-48.6%0.400.115.4x9829%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=24
3.0%-32.1%0.310.092.6x12018%
Buy and hold15.7%-83.8%0.570.19105.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.9% (1998-04-15 → 2003-04-01), recovered after 2,059 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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