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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 18.9%, MDD -36.4%).

Data 2020-10-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,453 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.9%, drawdown -77.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 18.9%, MDD -36.4%, Sharpe 0.74, 26% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 24.0%, MDD -51.5%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.3%p (CAGR 18.9%, MDD -36.4%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=73, exitN=25
18.9%-36.4%0.740.522.7x826%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.3
17.7%-30.5%0.730.582.6x1020%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=1.7
24.0%-51.5%0.720.473.5x6446%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.14
15.9%-66.8%0.550.242.3x14551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=1.9
12.5%-52.8%0.530.242.0x1828%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=32
13.4%-62.4%0.510.212.1x3049%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=88
12.5%-52.6%0.510.242.0x1841%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=38
7.4%-29.4%0.470.251.5x1611%
ROC 모멘텀
n=112, threshold=0.05
7.1%-40.1%0.370.181.5x4441%
MACD
fast=19, slow=23, signal=16
-0.3%-60.2%0.23-0.001.0x7850%
Buy and hold19.9%-77.7%0.600.262.9x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.4% (2023-07-21 → 2024-01-05), recovered after 202 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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