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AtaiBeckley Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AtaiBeckley Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 14.8%, MDD -17.1%).

Data 2021-06-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,285 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -17.8%, drawdown -94.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 14.8%, MDD -17.1%, Sharpe 0.72, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.2%, MDD -57.8%, exposure 33%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 32.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.6%p (CAGR 14.8%, MDD -17.1%, exposure 7%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=34
14.8%-17.1%0.720.872.0x57%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=197
23.1%-53.0%0.650.442.9x531%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=76, exitN=63
23.2%-57.8%0.640.402.9x533%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=3.4
15.4%-41.2%0.560.372.1x915%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
17.7%-62.0%0.560.292.3x8343%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=0.03
13.2%-58.7%0.490.231.9x5337%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=159
13.0%-57.6%0.490.231.9x732%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=22, mult=0.9
12.9%-44.1%0.480.291.9x4731%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.1
1.5%-75.5%0.320.021.1x1747%
MACD
fast=10, slow=59, signal=10
-3.6%-60.1%0.24-0.060.8x8750%
Buy and hold-17.8%-94.8%0.19-0.190.4x1100%
0.1 1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.1% (2024-03-07 → 2025-07-11), recovered after 498 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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