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Geron Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Geron Corporation. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -59.0%).

Data 1996-07-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,548 (30.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.6%, drawdown -98.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 1.8%, MDD -92.6%, Sharpe 0.33, 46% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -59.0%, exposure 7%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 6.1%p (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -59.0%, exposure 7%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=21
1.8%-92.6%0.330.021.7x42646%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
-0.1%-89.4%0.27-0.001.0x35244%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=37
2.7%-59.0%0.240.052.2x487%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.9
-4.3%-98.9%0.24-0.040.3x7751%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=1.8
-0.8%-82.2%0.24-0.010.8x14028%
MACD
fast=11, slow=24, signal=17
-3.4%-94.6%0.23-0.040.4x45250%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.8
-1.3%-86.1%0.23-0.010.7x15224%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=65, exitN=71
-4.8%-95.3%0.22-0.050.2x5241%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=0.12
-4.6%-91.4%0.16-0.050.2x35727%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=160
-7.1%-96.2%0.15-0.070.1x5039%
Buy and hold-5.6%-98.7%0.34-0.060.2x1100%
1x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -92.6% (2000-03-01 → 2003-03-21), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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