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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 28.6%, MDD -31.4%).

Data 2020-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,451 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.2%, drawdown -90.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 28.6%, MDD -31.4%, Sharpe 0.78, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 31.1%, MDD -70.8%, exposure 67%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 18.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.8%p (CAGR 28.6%, MDD -31.4%, exposure 16%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.9
28.6%-31.4%0.780.914.3x416%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=3.8
31.1%-70.8%0.720.444.8x1767%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=4, exitN=43
7.8%-90.4%0.690.091.5x2586%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=68
-1.8%-92.6%0.56-0.020.9x2558%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=0.15
-9.5%-92.1%0.41-0.100.6x4335%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=147
-12.5%-90.3%0.39-0.140.5x838%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=20
8.1%-49.6%0.370.161.6x1215%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=3.3
2.3%-52.3%0.250.041.1x1418%
MACD
fast=18, slow=48, signal=15
-4.8%-66.5%0.18-0.070.8x7852%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.1
-37.2%-96.4%-0.10-0.390.1x14846%
Buy and hold10.2%-90.2%0.730.111.7x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.4% (2023-07-28 → 2025-06-16), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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