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Moderna, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Moderna, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 37.3%, MDD -40.1%).

Data 2018-12-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,921 (7.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.1%, drawdown -95.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 46.7%, MDD -58.6%, Sharpe 0.98, 41% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 31.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.8%p (CAGR 37.3%, MDD -40.1%, exposure 42%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=0.13
46.7%-58.6%0.980.8018.7x2741%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=176
45.7%-63.0%0.960.7317.8x944%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=212
40.0%-69.3%0.890.5813.1x941%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=101, exitN=74
38.9%-73.3%0.880.5312.3x744%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=1.1
37.3%-40.1%0.880.9311.3x3442%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=21, mult=1
32.0%-43.3%0.800.748.4x5641%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=2.6
29.5%-54.8%0.760.547.2x6641%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=17
27.1%-59.1%0.720.466.3x8241%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.2
22.4%-85.2%0.640.264.7x17246%
MACD
fast=12, slow=49, signal=15
6.0%-89.1%0.380.071.6x9053%
Buy and hold15.1%-95.4%0.550.162.9x1100%
1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -58.6% (2021-08-09 → 2025-12-31), recovered after 1,787 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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