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Arcus Biosciences, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Arcus Biosciences, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 6.8%, MDD -17.5%).

Data 2018-03-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,106 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.2%, drawdown -85.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -17.5%, Sharpe 0.63, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 18.0%, MDD -70.0%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.3%p (CAGR 6.8%, MDD -17.5%, exposure 3%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=34
6.8%-17.5%0.630.391.7x23%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=106
18.0%-70.0%0.550.264.0x1949%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=209
12.5%-69.3%0.460.182.7x936%
ROC 모멘텀
n=109, threshold=0.13
8.9%-78.3%0.390.112.0x5531%
MACD
fast=9, slow=54, signal=13
7.8%-65.5%0.390.121.9x14050%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=67
4.5%-81.5%0.370.061.4x2370%
Supertrend
period=45, mult=4.2
-0.9%-83.5%0.23-0.010.9x2945%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-3.7%-85.2%0.19-0.040.7x11250%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=1.3
-9.1%-84.9%0.05-0.110.4x9637%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.7
-4.7%-68.6%-0.04-0.070.7x3013%
Buy and hold6.2%-85.8%0.440.071.7x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.5% (2025-12-01 → 2025-12-12), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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