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Shattuck Labs, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Shattuck Labs, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 23.4%, MDD -20.8%).

Data 2020-10-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,479 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -15.9%, drawdown -98.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 34.3%, MDD -31.7%, Sharpe 0.93, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 52.9%, MDD -46.9%, exposure 22%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 50.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 67.1%p (CAGR 23.4%, MDD -20.8%, exposure 9%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=114, exitN=23
34.3%-31.7%0.931.085.7x617%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=1.9
52.9%-46.9%0.851.1312.2x2422%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=45
50.3%-61.2%0.820.8211.1x1736%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=60
49.7%-55.5%0.820.9010.8x2336%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.3
23.4%-20.8%0.811.123.5x89%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=3.2
46.3%-72.8%0.790.649.4x2132%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=0.23
31.2%-43.0%0.790.734.9x2426%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=15
36.3%-80.0%0.710.456.2x8243%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
30.7%-77.2%0.660.404.9x5038%
MACD
fast=17, slow=56, signal=8
18.6%-86.9%0.570.212.7x6055%
Buy and hold-15.9%-98.7%0.35-0.160.4x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.7% (2025-10-06 → 2025-10-15), recovered after 58 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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