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PubMatic, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PubMatic, 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 6.3%, MDD -42.9%).

Data 2020-12-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,437 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -9.6%, drawdown -91.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -53.9%, Sharpe 0.41, 36% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 18.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.1%p (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -42.9%, exposure 21%).

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=13, k=1.1
9.1%-53.9%0.410.171.6x10836%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.3
6.3%-42.9%0.350.151.4x2721%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=14
6.2%-66.1%0.350.091.4x11747%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=2.2
5.4%-63.4%0.340.091.4x5341%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=71, exitN=50
4.6%-46.6%0.300.101.3x722%
ROC 모멘텀
n=31, threshold=0.16
4.4%-60.2%0.290.071.3x5122%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=193
3.8%-45.2%0.290.081.2x723%
MACD
fast=13, slow=57, signal=8
2.4%-53.4%0.260.051.1x7851%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=127
-0.9%-54.2%0.13-0.020.9x1127%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.16
-5.4%-71.7%0.09-0.080.7x14447%
Buy and hold-9.6%-91.0%0.22-0.110.6x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.9% (2024-05-07 → 2025-12-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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