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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ServisFirst Bancshares, 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 13.7%, MDD -37.2%).

Data 2014-05-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,093 (12.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.8%, drawdown -57.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -37.2%, Sharpe 0.63, 67% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.6%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -37.2%, exposure 67%).

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=43, exitN=59
13.7%-37.2%0.630.374.8x2167%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=0.11
10.5%-43.3%0.590.243.4x7845%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.8
10.4%-45.8%0.530.233.4x4760%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=173
8.6%-53.7%0.450.162.8x2362%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.4
3.6%-23.8%0.420.151.5x1810%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=109
7.3%-48.2%0.410.152.4x2165%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
2.6%-18.3%0.380.141.4x288%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=1.5
5.6%-43.8%0.370.132.0x6743%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.28
2.1%-65.9%0.210.031.3x17258%
MACD
fast=19, slow=42, signal=17
0.9%-63.7%0.150.011.1x14849%
Buy and hold15.8%-57.8%0.600.276.0x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -29% -43% -58% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.2% (2017-02-23 → 2020-07-09), recovered after 1,462 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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