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AtriCure, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AtriCure, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -46.8%).

Data 2005-08-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,279 (21.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -92.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.8%, MDD -59.6%, Sharpe 0.54, 62% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 9.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.3%p (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -46.8%, exposure 54%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=100
13.8%-59.6%0.540.2315.1x2562%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.2
11.1%-53.7%0.520.219.1x7537%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=123
12.4%-48.8%0.520.2511.7x5151%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=129
10.7%-46.8%0.470.238.4x3354%
ROC 모멘텀
n=89, threshold=0.02
10.1%-49.7%0.460.207.6x15151%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.5
8.3%-65.9%0.400.135.3x14954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=14
9.8%-51.6%0.390.197.2x12130%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
9.7%-66.3%0.390.156.9x16553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.5
7.0%-55.0%0.380.134.2x9940%
MACD
fast=16, slow=42, signal=20
0.7%-74.2%0.200.011.2x24353%
Buy and hold4.8%-92.8%0.340.052.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.6% (2021-07-30 → 2022-10-14), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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