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Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1991-05-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,864 (35.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -91.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 8.7%, MDD -79.7%, Sharpe 0.41, 49% exposure.

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
8.7%-79.7%0.410.1118.9x67049%
MACD
fast=17, slow=35, signal=11
4.6%-86.8%0.320.054.9x51051%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=47
-0.4%-97.4%0.25-0.000.9x15270%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.6
1.4%-91.6%0.250.011.6x27447%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=157
0.7%-86.9%0.240.011.3x7049%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=22
0.4%-89.6%0.230.001.1x37650%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=1.1
0.2%-87.2%0.210.001.1x34439%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.4
-0.4%-89.7%0.18-0.000.9x29032%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
-1.3%-91.8%0.15-0.010.6x18627%
ROC 모멘텀
n=15, threshold=-0.01
-6.0%-96.9%0.11-0.060.1x97654%
Buy and hold4.8%-91.7%0.390.055.1x1100%
1x 10x 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdParabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -79.7% (2017-10-20 → 2025-04-16), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward price.

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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