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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -40.3%).

Data 2010-10-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,971 (15.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -18.9%, drawdown -99.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -77.1%, Sharpe 0.42, 45% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -40.3%, exposure 4%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 25.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.3%p (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -40.3%, exposure 4%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=9
6.5%-77.1%0.420.082.7x16545%
MACD
fast=22, slow=45, signal=18
-19.3%-98.9%0.38-0.200.0x16951%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=190
4.9%-68.6%0.350.072.1x1939%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=3.5
7.1%-40.3%0.340.183.0x164%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=88
-21.0%-99.2%0.26-0.210.0x3367%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=197
1.9%-74.1%0.260.031.4x1933%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0.01
-2.8%-81.1%0.22-0.030.6x13541%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.4
-5.9%-93.5%0.21-0.060.4x6014%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-25.0%-98.9%0.14-0.250.0x34647%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=2.6
-22.4%-99.4%0.10-0.220.0x14144%
Buy and hold-18.9%-99.4%0.53-0.190.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -99% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -77.1% (2024-02-27 → 2025-12-02), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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