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Cerence Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cerence Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 28.1%, MDD -60.6%).

Data 2019-09-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,728 (6.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.8%, drawdown -98.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 45.4%, MDD -61.9%, Sharpe 0.75, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 60.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.3%p (CAGR 28.1%, MDD -60.6%, exposure 29%).

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
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.2
45.4%-61.9%0.750.7313.1x2252%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=38
45.3%-71.5%0.740.6313.0x7246%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=30
35.1%-62.5%0.660.567.9x1845%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.5
28.1%-60.6%0.600.465.5x2029%
MACD
fast=13, slow=84, signal=19
25.7%-72.2%0.580.364.8x5650%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=0.11
18.8%-70.3%0.500.273.3x5238%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.1
17.9%-70.0%0.480.263.1x2833%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=11
8.9%-84.7%0.410.111.8x9446%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=148
8.0%-73.9%0.390.111.7x1048%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
-2.2%-82.2%0.25-0.030.9x9247%
Buy and hold-14.8%-98.2%0.28-0.150.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -61.9% (2021-02-12 → 2024-09-25), recovered after 1,379 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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