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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -74.0%).

Data 2000-11-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,475 (25.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -9.7%, drawdown -99.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -87.0%, Sharpe 0.34, 47% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 16.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.4%p (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -74.0%, exposure 26%).

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
Supertrend
period=19, mult=2.3
6.3%-87.0%0.340.074.8x21747%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=9, exitN=20
1.9%-92.1%0.320.021.6x19764%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.1
4.2%-74.0%0.290.062.9x16526%
MACD
fast=15, slow=53, signal=13
0.2%-94.2%0.270.001.1x33151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
0.2%-97.1%0.260.001.0x41944%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=6, threshold=33
-1.9%-92.8%0.18-0.020.6x48329%
ROC 모멘텀
n=14, threshold=0.11
-2.1%-90.7%0.16-0.020.6x49921%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.1
-1.5%-81.8%0.11-0.020.7x12522%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=28
-7.5%-98.1%0.09-0.080.1x26345%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=18
-9.7%-99.1%0.05-0.100.1x50146%
Buy and hold-9.7%-99.4%0.27-0.100.1x1100%
0.1 1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -99% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -87.0% (2009-07-21 → 2020-05-14), recovered after 5,964 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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