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Cogent Biosciences, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cogent Biosciences, Inc.. 8 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 11.4%, MDD -20.2%).

Data 2018-03-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,096 (8.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.6%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -20.2%, Sharpe 0.71, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 40.9%, MDD -66.0%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 13.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.9%p (CAGR 11.4%, MDD -20.2%, exposure 4%).

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=14, k=3.4
11.4%-20.2%0.710.572.5x84%
ROC 모멘텀
n=71, threshold=0.22
24.2%-37.2%0.600.656.1x6226%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=24
22.4%-34.9%0.580.645.4x1017%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=40
19.7%-78.5%0.540.254.5x5546%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.6
40.9%-66.0%0.530.6217.4x1953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=119
15.5%-60.0%0.480.263.3x1941%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.5
15.0%-59.8%0.460.253.2x2327%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=55, exitN=30
24.5%-74.0%0.430.336.2x1933%
MACD
fast=18, slow=26, signal=24
-8.1%-92.4%0.17-0.090.5x9348%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
-11.2%-90.7%0.07-0.120.4x10946%
Buy and hold-1.6%-98.1%0.39-0.020.9x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.2% (2020-07-10 → 2022-06-16), recovered after 725 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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