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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -49.4%).

Data 2012-05-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,583 (14.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.0%, drawdown -75.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -44.0%, Sharpe 0.53, 64% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 14.2%, MDD -49.4%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.9%p (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -49.4%, exposure 49%).

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=63, exitN=131
13.2%-44.0%0.530.305.9x1064%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.2
14.2%-49.4%0.480.296.6x4449%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=170
9.7%-55.8%0.450.173.7x2655%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=3.2
5.5%-34.2%0.410.162.1x1812%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=170
8.3%-57.0%0.410.153.1x2056%
MACD
fast=19, slow=27, signal=12
3.5%-76.2%0.270.051.6x21452%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=0.02
2.2%-74.4%0.230.031.4x14452%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.34
-1.6%-88.9%0.16-0.020.8x30453%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.7
1.0%-27.6%0.140.041.2x1810%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=38
0.2%-17.8%0.060.011.0x21%
Buy and hold16.0%-75.9%0.510.218.3x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.0% (2015-08-04 → 2016-03-17), recovered after 409 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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