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PharmaEssentia Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PharmaEssentia Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 25.0%, MDD -27.3%).

Data 2014-03-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,022 (12.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.1%, drawdown -76.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 25.0%, MDD -27.3%, Sharpe 1.14, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 33.3%, MDD -43.9%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 8.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 49.0%p (CAGR 25.0%, MDD -27.3%, exposure 12%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=10, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.4
25.0%-27.3%1.140.9115.9x4612%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=2.6
25.6%-38.7%1.070.6616.8x6817%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.3
33.3%-43.9%1.030.7635.1x21648%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=3.1
31.1%-48.3%0.980.6428.7x8248%
ROC 모멘텀
n=131, threshold=0.12
25.8%-53.6%0.920.4817.2x6931%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=128
26.3%-57.8%0.880.4518.0x1943%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=5, threshold=35
21.1%-59.8%0.800.3510.7x26832%
MACD
fast=11, slow=33, signal=13
22.7%-48.3%0.780.4712.6x17247%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=61
21.8%-61.6%0.770.3511.5x1945%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=115
21.4%-60.6%0.760.3511.0x1944%
Buy and hold16.1%-76.3%0.560.216.4x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Parabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdParabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.3% (2021-12-13 → 2022-05-18), recovered after 890 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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