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Veeva Systems Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Veeva Systems Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 14.3%, MDD -47.7%).

Data 2013-10-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,216 (12.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.2%, drawdown -61.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 14.3%, MDD -47.7%, Sharpe 0.60, 64% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 13.6%p (CAGR 14.3%, MDD -47.7%, exposure 64%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=202
14.3%-47.7%0.600.305.5x1464%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=81
11.4%-56.7%0.520.204.0x4759%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=70
12.2%-48.9%0.510.254.4x2977%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=40
2.1%-11.8%0.420.181.3x63%
ROC 모멘텀
n=145, threshold=0.1
7.7%-54.2%0.420.142.6x9649%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=2.3
3.0%-47.4%0.250.061.5x13556%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=1.3
2.4%-55.8%0.220.041.4x11344%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
2.0%-53.0%0.210.041.3x25154%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
1.9%-24.5%0.210.081.3x2820%
MACD
fast=17, slow=47, signal=18
0.6%-53.9%0.160.011.1x14551%
Buy and hold14.2%-61.4%0.530.235.5x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -47.7% (2021-08-05 → 2024-10-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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