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Ardelyx, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ardelyx, Inc.. 9 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 13.2%, MDD -54.4%).

Data 2014-06-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,047 (12.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.3%, drawdown -98.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -54.4%, Sharpe 0.48, 31% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 21.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.0%p (CAGR 13.2%, MDD -54.4%, exposure 31%).

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=73, k=1.7
13.2%-54.4%0.480.244.5x3631%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=15
11.3%-62.5%0.440.183.7x7632%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.6
6.7%-76.5%0.390.092.2x5646%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=50
2.6%-92.6%0.380.031.4x6049%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.7
7.8%-54.7%0.370.142.5x2617%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.32
3.5%-81.8%0.330.041.5x38249%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=0.13
4.1%-71.3%0.320.061.6x10439%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=87, exitN=62
-4.6%-89.9%0.23-0.050.6x2040%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=86
-7.0%-94.7%0.21-0.070.4x2647%
MACD
fast=19, slow=48, signal=12
-11.2%-90.4%0.11-0.120.2x16053%
Buy and hold-8.3%-98.4%0.34-0.080.3x1100%
0.1 1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -54.4% (2024-02-09 → 2026-02-23), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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