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TG Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TG Therapeutics, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 18.7%, MDD -73.0%).

Data 2010-05-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,108 (16.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.4%, drawdown -99.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 18.5%, MDD -78.9%, Sharpe 0.57, 49% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 18.7%, MDD -73.0%, exposure 34%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 26.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.7%p (CAGR 18.7%, MDD -73.0%, exposure 34%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=123
18.5%-78.9%0.570.2316.1x3749%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.7
18.7%-73.0%0.560.2616.4x8134%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=55, exitN=83
15.3%-89.5%0.540.1710.2x2357%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=85, k=1.6
17.1%-83.1%0.530.2113.2x3937%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=181
14.6%-75.8%0.520.199.3x2151%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.11
13.5%-86.8%0.490.167.9x8746%
MACD
fast=31, slow=73, signal=40
8.2%-98.6%0.460.083.6x8651%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=12
7.9%-99.5%0.450.083.4x13352%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
14.0%-98.8%0.400.148.5x4355%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-13.8%-99.3%0.17-0.140.1x25745%
Buy and hold-8.4%-99.6%0.51-0.080.2x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -78.9% (2012-02-14 → 2013-01-03), recovered after 3,020 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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