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Lightbridge Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lightbridge Corporation. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2005-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,428 (21.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.4%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR -0.5%, MDD -98.0%, Sharpe 0.37, 49% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.0%, MDD -97.4%, exposure 20%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
MACD
fast=24, slow=54, signal=19
-0.5%-98.0%0.37-0.000.9x18349%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2.3
1.0%-97.4%0.310.011.2x14820%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=6
1.0%-90.6%0.290.011.2x10216%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.3
-0.9%-86.3%0.24-0.010.8x7413%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=35
-2.5%-96.8%0.21-0.030.6x12415%
ROC 모멘텀
n=19, threshold=0.14
-5.3%-98.6%0.21-0.050.3x34620%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-11.7%-99.5%0.19-0.120.1x15139%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=3.4
-18.9%-99.8%0.15-0.190.0x9852%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=139
-13.2%-99.7%0.10-0.130.0x7832%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=118
-15.8%-99.8%0.07-0.160.0x4033%
Buy and hold-14.4%-99.9%0.34-0.140.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -98.0% (2006-02-14 → 2017-01-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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