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Medpace Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Medpace Holdings, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2016-08-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,506 (10.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 35.5%, drawdown -42.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 24.0%, MDD -39.5%, Sharpe 0.76, 67% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.4%, MDD -41.6%, exposure 73%.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=154
24.0%-39.5%0.760.618.5x1767%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=148
22.5%-44.2%0.730.517.6x1172%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=68
24.4%-41.6%0.730.598.8x1773%
ROC 모멘텀
n=61, threshold=0.01
13.5%-44.2%0.520.303.5x12760%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=2.3
11.4%-50.3%0.500.232.9x3934%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=3.4
12.2%-44.7%0.480.273.2x5561%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
2.4%-60.8%0.250.041.3x8359%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.5
3.0%-36.8%0.240.081.3x3333%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=18
2.8%-44.2%0.240.061.3x3525%
MACD
fast=19, slow=50, signal=13
-0.7%-67.3%0.18-0.010.9x12353%
Buy and hold35.5%-42.9%0.860.8320.7x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -39.5% (2020-02-25 → 2020-03-18), recovered after 154 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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