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BioLife Solutions, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BioLife Solutions, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1989-11-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,238 (36.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.3%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR -10.7%, MDD -100.0%, Sharpe 0.50, 57% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -99.7%, exposure 37%.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=76
-10.7%-100.0%0.50-0.110.0x8357%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=91
-1.2%-99.7%0.50-0.010.6x11744%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=18
-0.2%-99.6%0.47-0.000.9x17137%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=64, slow=239
2.7%-99.7%0.450.032.6x4137%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
-26.6%-100.0%0.37-0.270.0x11158%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-30.0%-100.0%0.17-0.300.0x24543%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=3.2
-11.0%-100.0%0.01-0.110.0x7613%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=62, atrPeriod=39, mult=3.1
-16.2%-100.0%0.01-0.160.0x10319%
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=-0.02
-44.0%-100.0%-0.00-0.440.0x53747%
MACD
fast=21, slow=55, signal=24
-54.0%-100.0%-0.03-0.540.0x41351%
Buy and hold-3.3%-100.0%0.77-0.030.3x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 10x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -100.0% (1991-11-05 → 2011-12-01), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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