Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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WisdomTree, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of WisdomTree, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1993-03-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,410 (33.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -90.3%, Sharpe 0.36, 47% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 14.4%, MDD -99.7%, exposure 51%.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=127
6.4%-90.3%0.360.077.9x6747%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=2.6
6.0%-89.5%0.330.076.9x9426%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=90
5.1%-90.9%0.330.065.3x6548%
ROC 모멘텀
n=100, threshold=0.03
3.5%-97.1%0.310.043.1x25145%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=8
14.4%-99.7%0.210.1488.4x33551%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=78, exitN=9
1.0%-94.6%0.210.011.4x13420%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
9.7%-99.2%0.200.1022.2x49848%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.1
8.7%-99.8%0.200.0916.2x22443%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=22, mult=0.7
6.6%-99.4%0.190.078.4x28043%
MACD
fast=11, slow=18, signal=15
-4.3%-100.0%0.18-0.040.2x61250%
Buy and hold6.3%-99.9%0.240.067.7x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 100x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -90.3% (2000-03-22 → 2004-11-29), recovered after 3,584 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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