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Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 25.5%, MDD -20.8%).

Data 2018-07-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,019 (8.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.8%, drawdown -75.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 25.5%, MDD -20.8%, Sharpe 1.10, 16% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 7.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.6%p (CAGR 25.5%, MDD -20.8%, exposure 16%).

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=45, k=3
25.5%-20.8%1.101.226.2x916%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=31
12.8%-18.4%0.870.702.6x87%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.4
14.3%-32.9%0.810.442.9x1411%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=60
17.2%-59.2%0.580.293.6x1559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.06
13.9%-67.7%0.550.212.8x8543%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=114
12.4%-57.7%0.490.212.6x1949%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
11.5%-63.2%0.470.182.4x1952%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=211
8.2%-71.0%0.400.121.9x1745%
MACD
fast=17, slow=54, signal=23
5.3%-83.4%0.330.061.5x8652%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
2.4%-80.1%0.270.031.2x6956%
Buy and hold17.8%-75.4%0.580.243.7x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -75% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.8% (2021-02-23 → 2021-03-16), recovered after 1,101 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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