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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -21.5%).

Data 2007-02-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,902 (19.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.0%, drawdown -98.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.8%, MDD -21.5%, Sharpe 0.49, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -67.0%, exposure 15%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.9%p (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -21.5%, exposure 3%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.9
7.8%-21.5%0.490.364.3x123%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.5
8.1%-33.4%0.460.244.5x247%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=34
9.8%-67.0%0.420.156.2x10815%
MACD
fast=13, slow=38, signal=12
6.8%-96.2%0.400.073.6x26849%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=0.06
6.9%-88.3%0.340.083.7x13443%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=92, exitN=61
5.5%-75.0%0.310.072.8x3036%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=179
0.8%-93.0%0.300.011.2x4547%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.2
0.1%-87.7%0.250.001.0x8349%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
0.6%-88.2%0.250.011.1x15446%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=192
-3.1%-91.2%0.23-0.030.5x3543%
Buy and hold2.0%-98.4%0.420.021.5x1100%
0.1 1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.5% (2017-10-13 → 2017-12-14), recovered after 91 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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