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Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Eton Pharmaceuticals, 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 28.6%, MDD -40.9%).

Data 2018-11-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,937 (7.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 29.6%, drawdown -79.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 28.6%, MDD -40.9%, Sharpe 0.97, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 38.1%, MDD -47.5%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.1%p (CAGR 28.6%, MDD -40.9%, exposure 21%).

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=51, k=3.3
28.6%-40.9%0.970.707.0x1121%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.7
38.1%-47.5%0.930.8012.1x2554%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=62
31.8%-78.4%0.780.418.4x2576%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=7, mult=2.4
22.8%-44.1%0.740.524.9x2532%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=23
21.4%-39.9%0.700.544.5x7130%
MACD
fast=14, slow=20, signal=18
25.0%-83.2%0.700.305.6x9754%
ROC 모멘텀
n=66, threshold=0.05
22.3%-55.3%0.690.404.7x8545%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=46
23.1%-69.9%0.680.335.0x3953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=212
21.8%-67.6%0.670.324.6x1550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.24
2.5%-86.1%0.290.031.2x19551%
Buy and hold29.6%-79.9%0.720.377.4x1100%
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% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -40.9% (2020-09-18 → 2022-11-02), recovered after 1,455 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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