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Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.. 2 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 22.7%, MDD -20.8%).

Data 2018-07-19 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,040 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.5%, drawdown -75.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 22.7%, MDD -20.8%, Sharpe 0.99, 16% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 9.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.6%p (CAGR 22.7%, MDD -20.8%, exposure 16%).

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=45, k=3
22.7%-20.8%0.991.095.3x1016%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=31
12.7%-18.4%0.870.692.6x87%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.4
14.2%-32.9%0.810.432.9x1411%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=60
12.9%-59.2%0.500.222.7x1559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.06
10.2%-67.7%0.450.152.2x8843%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
8.4%-63.2%0.400.131.9x2052%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=114
8.3%-57.7%0.400.141.9x1950%
MACD
fast=17, slow=54, signal=23
5.2%-83.4%0.330.061.5x8652%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=211
4.4%-71.0%0.300.061.4x1745%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
0.3%-80.1%0.230.001.0x7056%
Buy and hold13.5%-75.4%0.530.182.8x1100%
1x 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% -19% -38% -57% -75% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.8% (2021-02-23 → 2021-03-16), recovered after 1,101 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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