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Everspin Technologies, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Everspin Technologies, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.1%, MDD -43.7%).

Data 2016-10-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,466 (9.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.2%, drawdown -91.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 28.5%, MDD -69.0%, Sharpe 0.69, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 22.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.3%p (CAGR 15.1%, MDD -43.7%, exposure 9%).

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
MACD
fast=11, slow=24, signal=15
28.5%-69.0%0.690.4111.7x15050%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=2.6
24.9%-64.2%0.660.398.9x5420%
Supertrend
period=37, mult=4.3
23.4%-73.1%0.630.327.9x3238%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.2
18.9%-88.5%0.560.215.5x11845%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.7
15.1%-43.7%0.530.354.0x289%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=85
14.1%-75.7%0.520.193.7x1769%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=7
13.5%-70.6%0.490.193.5x22851%
ROC 모멘텀
n=17, threshold=0.09
5.9%-80.8%0.350.071.8x18227%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=153
-0.2%-85.1%0.27-0.001.0x2548%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=147
-0.9%-89.2%0.25-0.010.9x1743%
Buy and hold6.2%-91.3%0.450.071.8x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -69.0% (2023-07-17 → 2025-04-04), recovered after 919 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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