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Evolus, Inc. Common Stock backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Evolus, Inc. Common Stock. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 23.7%, MDD -58.0%).

Data 2018-02-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,130 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.7%, drawdown -92.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 31.8%, MDD -58.0%, Sharpe 0.77, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 39.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.4%p (CAGR 23.7%, MDD -58.0%, exposure 22%).

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=18, k=1.9
31.8%-58.0%0.770.5510.4x7828%
MACD
fast=14, slow=48, signal=11
29.8%-75.3%0.710.409.1x11251%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.1
25.7%-59.0%0.690.446.9x4020%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=5
23.7%-58.0%0.660.416.1x5422%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=28
20.0%-58.7%0.590.344.7x8628%
ROC 모멘텀
n=18, threshold=-0.03
14.9%-78.4%0.520.193.2x20253%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=1.9
15.5%-62.9%0.520.253.4x9635%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
12.6%-76.9%0.480.162.7x10748%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=59
4.2%-85.7%0.340.051.4x5842%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=34
0.9%-86.3%0.290.011.1x4642%
Buy and hold-7.7%-92.4%0.29-0.080.5x1100%
1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -58.0% (2018-06-06 → 2021-01-13), recovered after 989 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 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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