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Agenus Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Agenus Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -31.3%).

Data 2000-02-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,659 (26.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -22.0%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -31.3%, Sharpe 0.29, 2% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 26.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.7%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -31.3%, exposure 2%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.3
4.5%-31.3%0.290.143.2x152%
MACD
fast=19, slow=54, signal=14
-5.6%-95.4%0.22-0.060.2x29352%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-6.0%-93.0%0.19-0.060.2x42742%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.2
1.4%-71.7%0.190.021.4x538%
ROC 모멘텀
n=34, threshold=0.11
-4.7%-88.9%0.15-0.050.3x35525%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=66
-6.9%-93.9%0.14-0.070.2x13737%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=60
-14.8%-99.4%0.12-0.150.0x10567%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=47
-8.6%-96.2%0.10-0.090.1x15336%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=13
-9.7%-96.5%0.10-0.100.1x35941%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.4
-9.2%-95.4%0.08-0.100.1x21735%
Buy and hold-22.0%-100.0%0.13-0.220.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.3% (2010-04-13 → 2026-07-20), recovered after 5,952 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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