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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 32.7%, MDD -40.9%).

Data 2018-11-13 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,958 (7.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 33.7%, drawdown -79.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 32.7%, MDD -40.9%, Sharpe 0.98, 22% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 42.4%, MDD -47.5%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.1%p (CAGR 32.7%, MDD -40.9%, 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=51, k=3.3
32.7%-40.9%0.980.809.1x1122%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.7
42.4%-47.5%0.960.8915.7x2555%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=62
35.9%-78.4%0.820.4611.0x2576%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=7, mult=2.4
26.8%-44.1%0.780.616.4x2532%
ROC 모멘텀
n=66, threshold=0.05
26.3%-55.3%0.730.476.2x8546%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=46
27.0%-69.9%0.730.396.5x3953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=212
25.8%-67.6%0.720.386.0x1551%
MACD
fast=14, slow=20, signal=18
23.6%-83.2%0.680.285.2x9954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=23
19.5%-39.9%0.660.494.0x7331%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.24
2.3%-86.1%0.280.031.2x19751%
Buy and hold33.7%-79.9%0.760.429.6x1100%
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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