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Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR -0.0%, MDD -47.2%).

Data 2014-09-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,985 (11.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -44.8%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR -12.0%, MDD -97.9%, Sharpe 0.23, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR -0.0%, MDD -47.2%, exposure 2%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 32.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 2.1%p (CAGR -0.0%, MDD -47.2%, exposure 2%).

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
MACD
fast=6, slow=54, signal=5
-12.0%-97.9%0.23-0.120.2x29852%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=210
-1.7%-75.9%0.14-0.020.8x923%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
-12.4%-94.7%0.13-0.130.2x30042%
ROC 모멘텀
n=124, threshold=0.13
-9.7%-80.1%0.10-0.120.3x6321%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=25
-0.0%-47.2%0.07-0.001.0x42%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=2.5
-9.5%-86.1%0.01-0.110.3x4618%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=221
-6.0%-74.5%0.01-0.080.5x916%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.6
-16.5%-95.8%-0.05-0.170.1x3736%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.6
-12.1%-84.5%-0.10-0.140.2x3215%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=211, exitN=24
-8.1%-81.5%-0.11-0.100.4x811%
Buy and hold-44.8%-100.0%-0.09-0.450.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -97.9% (2016-04-07 → 2023-12-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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