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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Travere Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Travere Therapeutics, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 34.1%, MDD -53.8%).

Data 2012-11-08 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,472 (13.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 31.5%, drawdown -85.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 34.1%, MDD -53.8%, Sharpe 0.83, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.6%p (CAGR 34.1%, MDD -53.8%, exposure 50%).

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
Supertrend
period=35, mult=4.7
34.1%-53.8%0.830.6357.4x3350%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=53, exitN=22
25.8%-45.8%0.770.5623.8x3735%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.2
18.2%-37.3%0.690.4910.1x1919%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=103
22.4%-59.4%0.650.3816.3x3352%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.2
16.4%-48.1%0.630.348.2x2721%
MACD
fast=37, slow=53, signal=23
19.9%-68.3%0.610.2912.2x9751%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=63
18.7%-75.7%0.580.2510.7x7553%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=28
11.3%-37.2%0.550.304.4x2919%
ROC 모멘텀
n=39, threshold=-0.04
16.5%-82.3%0.540.208.2x21962%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
15.2%-77.6%0.450.207.0x19154%
Buy and hold31.5%-85.4%0.650.3744.0x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.8% (2016-09-16 → 2020-04-16), recovered after 1,601 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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