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Omnicell, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Omnicell, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -49.4%).

Data 2001-08-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,280 (25.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.7%, drawdown -86.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 15.0%, MDD -49.6%, Sharpe 0.62, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 9.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.1%p (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -49.4%, exposure 41%).

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=120, threshold=0.07
15.0%-49.6%0.620.3033.1x18251%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=66
13.3%-59.2%0.570.2222.5x3453%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=119
12.4%-52.3%0.530.2418.5x3157%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=202
11.7%-50.2%0.510.2316.0x3958%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.7
6.9%-49.4%0.380.145.3x12041%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.8
4.6%-41.5%0.370.113.1x3613%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=44, threshold=18
3.8%-40.5%0.300.092.5x4014%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.9
4.0%-84.7%0.290.052.7x9859%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-0.0%-74.6%0.16-0.001.0x42053%
MACD
fast=18, slow=58, signal=17
-3.5%-86.8%0.07-0.040.4x27654%
Buy and hold5.7%-86.7%0.370.074.0x1100%
1x 10x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -49.6% (2007-10-02 → 2011-08-19), recovered after 2,298 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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