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Mesoblast Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mesoblast Limited. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 14.0%, MDD -64.0%).

Data 2004-12-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,470 (21.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.7%, drawdown -97.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -64.0%, Sharpe 0.51, 19% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.3%p (CAGR 14.0%, MDD -64.0%, exposure 19%).

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=36, threshold=20
14.0%-64.0%0.510.2217.1x4619%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
13.5%-92.3%0.490.1515.4x22847%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.7
13.1%-86.5%0.490.1514.4x8630%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.7
10.1%-80.4%0.420.138.0x16824%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=2.9
9.7%-80.1%0.420.127.5x16842%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.14
9.7%-83.1%0.420.127.4x15034%
MACD
fast=14, slow=55, signal=11
8.5%-87.9%0.410.105.8x29451%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=75, exitN=42
8.0%-93.5%0.400.095.3x4340%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=167
5.0%-94.4%0.350.052.9x3645%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=62
3.8%-96.7%0.310.042.3x15646%
Buy and hold6.7%-97.2%0.440.074.1x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -64.0% (2007-01-28 → 2009-12-13), recovered after 1,410 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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