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LivaNova PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of LivaNova PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 6.6%, MDD -40.2%).

Data 2015-10-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,711 (10.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.2%, drawdown -74.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -45.2%, Sharpe 0.45, 38% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 6.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.0%p (CAGR 6.6%, MDD -40.2%, exposure 33%).

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=86, exitN=40
7.2%-45.2%0.450.162.1x1738%
ROC 모멘텀
n=112, threshold=0.13
6.6%-40.2%0.450.162.0x6733%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=149
6.3%-41.2%0.380.151.9x1344%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=181
4.6%-48.2%0.310.101.6x1546%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.6
2.7%-48.5%0.260.061.3x2625%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=39
0.8%-7.8%0.250.101.1x21%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.7
2.7%-61.0%0.230.041.3x4354%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=9, mult=3
2.1%-46.9%0.220.051.3x2726%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-2.7%-76.4%0.04-0.040.7x8850%
MACD
fast=15, slow=56, signal=10
-3.9%-77.0%0.00-0.050.7x13851%
Buy and hold1.2%-74.2%0.230.021.1x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -45.2% (2021-06-24 → 2024-08-02), 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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