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ACM Research, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ACM Research, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 57.3%, MDD -62.1%).

Data 2017-11-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,196 (8.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 53.3%, drawdown -87.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 66.7%, MDD -63.6%, Sharpe 1.13, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 13.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.6%p (CAGR 57.3%, MDD -62.1%, exposure 40%).

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
MACD
fast=13, slow=25, signal=15
66.7%-63.6%1.131.0587.3x11853%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=1.4
57.3%-62.1%1.080.9252.5x8640%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=63
47.1%-70.9%0.880.6629.1x2583%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=73
45.5%-69.3%0.880.6626.5x1364%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.2
37.7%-55.1%0.850.6816.3x10038%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=22
37.7%-56.8%0.830.6616.4x18845%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=27
39.2%-75.7%0.830.5218.0x9055%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=1.9
37.2%-73.2%0.820.5115.9x12449%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.32
37.1%-66.3%0.810.5615.7x22652%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=0.04
35.0%-70.4%0.780.5013.8x7359%
Buy and hold53.3%-87.2%0.920.6141.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -63.6% (2021-02-16 → 2022-05-24), recovered after 931 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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