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Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -11.0%).

Data 2018-06-21 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,059 (8.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -10.2%, drawdown -96.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 17.1%, MDD -48.3%, Sharpe 0.58, 27% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 27.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.0%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -11.0%, exposure 2%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=1.9
17.1%-48.3%0.580.353.7x6927%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=33
17.0%-67.7%0.570.253.6x7852%
MACD
fast=10, slow=24, signal=10
14.2%-69.2%0.510.203.0x14252%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=10
12.4%-67.5%0.500.182.6x13155%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.26
9.9%-65.5%0.460.152.2x16750%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=110
9.3%-59.3%0.420.162.1x1339%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.8
3.7%-11.0%0.410.341.3x22%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=93, exitN=68
8.2%-54.9%0.400.151.9x933%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=-0.02
4.0%-74.7%0.360.051.4x13953%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.8
1.0%-90.0%0.280.011.1x3344%
Buy and hold-10.2%-96.2%0.26-0.110.4x1100%
0.1 1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.3% (2025-08-27 → 2026-05-12), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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