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Scholar Rock Holding Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Scholar Rock Holding Corporation. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -42.1%).

Data 2018-05-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,056 (8.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.0%, drawdown -93.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -42.1%, Sharpe 0.55, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 32.2%, MDD -72.7%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.0%p (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -42.1%, exposure 10%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
13.0%-42.1%0.550.312.7x610%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=64
32.2%-72.7%0.510.449.8x5750%
ROC 모멘텀
n=66, threshold=-0.04
22.9%-70.1%0.460.335.4x9951%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=3.5
10.3%-41.0%0.460.252.2x1011%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=23
9.8%-46.2%0.430.212.1x1415%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=60, slow=287
6.8%-78.0%0.360.091.7x945%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=56
2.5%-72.6%0.360.031.2x2362%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.7
-5.8%-72.8%0.18-0.080.6x3848%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.055, maxStep=0.32
-6.7%-79.9%0.16-0.080.6x32746%
MACD
fast=13, slow=37, signal=19
-12.8%-86.8%0.06-0.150.3x11049%
Buy and hold15.0%-93.1%0.490.163.1x1100%
1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.1% (2023-12-28 → 2024-10-10), recovered after 347 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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