{"id":31404,"date":"2020-01-28T10:52:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=31404"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:04:07","slug":"backtesting-the-trend-following-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/ibkr-quant-news\/backtesting-the-trend-following-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Backtesting the Trend Following Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about a commonly known trading strategy \u2013\ntrend following!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trade setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast Moving Signal \u2013 30 Day EMA Slow Moving Signal &#8211;\n90 Day EMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go Long \u2013 When 30D EMA rises above 90D EMA Exit Long \u2013 When 30D EMA falls below 90D EMA <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"338\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-74.png\" alt=\"Backtesting the Trend Following Strategy\" class=\"wp-image-32349 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-74.png 599w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-74-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 599px; aspect-ratio: 599\/338;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lets look at the backtested result: Here\u2019s the Equity Curve from the above trade setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d5bf80_3fd8aa3ee3a149b7b15254256c8348d4~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_404,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/d5bf80_3fd8aa3ee3a149b7b15254256c8348d4~mv2.webp\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here\u2019s the Drawdown from the trade setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d5bf80_f8a83e4fe73342b8a2ab60c22aa3be85~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_363,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/d5bf80_f8a83e4fe73342b8a2ab60c22aa3be85~mv2.webp\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to back-testing\nreports, we know that the trend following strategy needs improvement. &nbsp;In order to further optimize the strategy, let\u2019s\nadd a stop loss and look at the results, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve added an ATR based stop loss to the trend following strategy. As a result, the strategy is further improved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d5bf80_4481d6a6847b4b1ebff26e21be5b51f2~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_456,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/d5bf80_4481d6a6847b4b1ebff26e21be5b51f2~mv2.webp\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think we can\nbetter optimize this? Drop your two cents in the comments section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After adding a percentage-based stop loss to our basic strategy, we\u2019ve been able to reduce the drawdown by more than 45%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"367\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-75.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32350 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-75.png 658w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-75-300x167.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 658px; aspect-ratio: 658\/367;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s try adding a\ntarget profit and see what back-testing results <em><strong>that<\/strong><\/em>\ngenerates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick glance at the Portfolio Equity Curve &amp; Drawdown Curve from the strategy tells you that we\u2019ve improved by a lot. Adding a stop loss and a target profit mechanism to the basic trend following strategy has helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"357\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32351 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-76.png 658w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/image-76-300x163.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 658px; aspect-ratio: 658\/357;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having seen the\noptimized results of this basic a strategy, we know that back-testing has made\nus come out of the better end of the tunnel. Hence, remember that backtesting\nis an important feature while developing a profitable strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want us to back-test your strategy next? Contact us via <a href=\"mailto:contact@arque.tech\">contact@arque.tech<\/a> or visit our website: www.arque.tech for more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s talk about a commonly known trading strategy \u2013 trend following!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[339,338,350,341,344],"tags":[851,4873,806,6068],"contributors-categories":[13690],"class_list":{"0":"post-31404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-data-science","7":"category-ibkr-quant-news","8":"category-quant-asia-pacific","9":"category-quant-development","10":"category-quant-regions","11":"tag-algo-trading","12":"tag-backtesting","13":"tag-data-science","14":"tag-trend-following-strategy","15":"contributors-categories-arque-tech-algo-trader"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Backtesting the Trend Following Strategy | IBKR Quant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Let\u2019s talk about a commonly known trading strategy \u2013 trend following! 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