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AbbVie Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AbbVie Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-01-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,436 (13.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.6%, drawdown -48.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -36.8%, Sharpe 0.57, 84% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=184, threshold=-0.09
11.1%-36.8%0.570.304.2x4184%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=62, slow=291
10.1%-44.5%0.550.233.7x1173%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.3
6.5%-36.8%0.530.182.3x5732%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=70
8.8%-29.6%0.520.303.2x2370%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.9
5.4%-34.6%0.510.162.1x4826%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.8
6.9%-32.6%0.450.212.5x6561%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=215
5.8%-47.6%0.370.122.2x2373%
MACD
fast=32, slow=35, signal=23
4.7%-53.2%0.350.091.9x11052%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=19
2.8%-31.9%0.280.091.5x6924%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-0.3%-60.2%0.08-0.011.0x24355%
Buy and hold15.6%-48.9%0.680.327.3x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -24% -37% -49% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -36.8% (2018-01-26 → 2020-03-24), recovered after 1,419 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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