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GeneDx Holdings Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GeneDx Holdings Corp.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 62.0%, MDD -49.7%).

Data 2020-11-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,440 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -24.4%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 74.0%, MDD -51.8%, Sharpe 1.17, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 80.2%, MDD -65.2%, exposure 33%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 98.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.0%p (CAGR 62.0%, MDD -49.7%, exposure 35%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=110
74.0%-51.8%1.171.4324.0x733%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=15
80.2%-65.2%1.161.2329.3x3233%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=59
74.4%-55.9%1.141.3324.3x636%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=133
64.6%-53.1%1.071.2217.4x237%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=3.3
70.7%-75.5%1.070.9421.5x1742%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=-0.04
62.0%-49.7%1.061.2515.9x1435%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.1
51.4%-54.9%0.970.9410.8x1225%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=1.9
48.2%-67.1%0.930.729.6x1428%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-9.6%-96.7%0.25-0.100.6x13946%
MACD
fast=17, slow=29, signal=9
-28.0%-97.8%0.05-0.290.2x8654%
Buy and hold-24.4%-99.9%0.26-0.240.2x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -51.8% (2025-04-29 → 2025-05-08), recovered after 209 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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