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Axon Enterprise, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Axon Enterprise, Inc.. 5 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 36.2%, MDD -44.7%).

Data 2001-06-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,316 (25.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 32.4%, drawdown -91.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 36.2%, MDD -44.7%, Sharpe 0.97, 46% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 37.1%, MDD -76.2%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.1%p (CAGR 36.2%, MDD -44.7%, exposure 46%).

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=34, k=1.1
36.2%-44.7%0.970.812361.4x19846%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=10, mult=1.5
33.1%-53.7%0.930.621318.8x19442%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=41
37.1%-76.2%0.920.492762.3x7561%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.6
33.3%-68.9%0.880.481375.0x8559%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=42
33.2%-75.5%0.860.441342.4x8157%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=67
32.0%-81.1%0.830.391060.0x13557%
ROC 모멘텀
n=61, threshold=0.11
27.8%-78.2%0.820.35469.7x26943%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=12
28.0%-71.1%0.810.39493.1x23747%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
24.1%-66.0%0.710.37226.5x41251%
MACD
fast=9, slow=43, signal=11
17.8%-78.6%0.590.2361.2x40851%
Buy and hold32.4%-91.8%0.760.351141.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.7% (2004-04-19 → 2004-06-22), recovered after 206 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 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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