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Disc Medicine, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Disc Medicine, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 21.8%, MDD -20.3%).

Data 2020-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,499 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -20.8%, drawdown -96.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 21.8%, MDD -20.3%, Sharpe 0.86, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 30.1%, MDD -38.6%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 42.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.3%p (CAGR 21.8%, MDD -20.3%, exposure 23%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=21
21.8%-20.3%0.861.073.2x1423%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=61
30.1%-38.6%0.860.784.8x2150%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=30
28.4%-33.1%0.820.864.4x2150%
ROC 모멘텀
n=50, threshold=-0.04
27.7%-53.1%0.780.524.3x4954%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1.7
22.6%-56.2%0.760.403.4x2138%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.3
15.9%-26.6%0.680.602.4x1222%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=6
14.8%-36.5%0.610.402.3x2925%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=2.9
15.4%-56.0%0.550.282.4x2752%
MACD
fast=19, slow=52, signal=15
12.7%-73.5%0.490.172.0x5854%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.24
2.0%-67.5%0.260.031.1x12349%
Buy and hold-20.8%-96.7%0.04-0.220.2x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -20.3% (2023-06-22 → 2023-07-05), recovered after 61 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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