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AbCellera Biologics Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AbCellera Biologics Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -11.7%).

Data 2020-12-11 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,435 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -24.9%, drawdown -96.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 15.0%, MDD -18.1%, Sharpe 0.79, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 15.4%, MDD -48.8%, exposure 26%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 39.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 78.7%p (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -11.7%, exposure 3%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=3.4
15.0%-18.1%0.790.832.2x34%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.9
11.2%-11.7%0.680.951.8x33%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=152
15.4%-48.8%0.540.322.3x926%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=118
12.7%-52.5%0.490.242.0x2126%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=16
9.1%-62.3%0.410.151.6x5733%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=0.1
7.9%-53.5%0.380.151.5x6726%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=19
3.4%-41.1%0.260.081.2x917%
MACD
fast=6, slow=46, signal=12
-4.6%-88.0%0.16-0.050.8x10153%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=3.6
-2.9%-70.1%0.16-0.040.8x2738%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.38
-5.6%-86.2%0.13-0.060.7x18945%
Buy and hold-24.9%-96.7%-0.04-0.260.2x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.1% (2025-07-21 → 2025-08-04), recovered after 394 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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