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Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 23.1%, MDD -31.9%).

Data 2020-10-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,453 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.2%, drawdown -98.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 31.8%, MDD -36.8%, Sharpe 0.92, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 63.7%, MDD -64.6%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 37.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.9%p (CAGR 23.1%, MDD -31.9%, exposure 12%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.1
31.8%-36.8%0.920.864.9x613%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=2.8
63.7%-64.6%0.830.9917.3x2953%
ROC 모멘텀
n=148, threshold=0.21
57.9%-56.6%0.791.0214.1x3035%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=23
53.9%-59.9%0.770.9012.1x6253%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.8
23.1%-31.9%0.770.723.3x612%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=20
50.1%-73.2%0.740.6810.5x5652%
MACD
fast=8, slow=70, signal=19
45.8%-78.5%0.710.588.9x7650%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=24
43.0%-56.5%0.670.767.9x5428%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.24
35.9%-58.0%0.640.625.9x12250%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=78
29.9%-76.7%0.590.394.5x637%
Buy and hold-5.2%-98.7%0.53-0.050.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.8% (2023-01-31 → 2024-01-02), recovered after 343 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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