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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.. 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 31.8%, MDD -38.4%).

Data 2018-07-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,015 (8.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -16.8%, drawdown -96.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 31.8%, MDD -38.4%, Sharpe 0.84, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 48.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.3%p (CAGR 31.8%, MDD -38.4%, exposure 22%).

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=25, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.1
31.8%-38.4%0.840.839.1x3622%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=0.13
27.5%-44.2%0.740.627.0x10228%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.3
24.3%-46.8%0.710.525.7x2824%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=20
22.5%-52.6%0.650.435.1x6230%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.2
20.7%-84.1%0.620.254.5x4033%
MACD
fast=18, slow=29, signal=14
16.4%-68.3%0.550.243.4x9451%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=56
12.8%-74.0%0.500.172.6x3639%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.34
10.7%-80.6%0.470.132.3x18444%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=1, slow=121
9.0%-67.0%0.450.132.0x4637%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=39, exitN=20
9.0%-78.9%0.420.112.0x2831%
Buy and hold-16.8%-96.7%0.23-0.170.2x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -38.4% (2025-10-20 → 2026-06-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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