Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

equity · US

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -9.9%).

Data 2020-11-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,428 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -23.4%, drawdown -97.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -9.9%, Sharpe 0.65, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 18.1%, MDD -57.9%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 28.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 87.3%p (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -9.9%, exposure 2%).

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=27, threshold=29
4.8%-9.9%0.650.481.3x32%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=58, exitN=8
11.6%-25.5%0.610.451.9x1412%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
18.1%-57.9%0.560.312.6x1146%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=107
12.4%-51.8%0.500.241.9x1336%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=71
9.1%-53.3%0.420.171.6x933%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2.6
6.6%-34.8%0.390.191.4x1915%
ROC 모멘텀
n=64, threshold=-0.01
4.1%-71.0%0.300.061.3x5542%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.1
3.2%-41.3%0.270.081.2x79%
MACD
fast=9, slow=24, signal=8
-22.0%-93.5%-0.17-0.230.2x12850%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.22
-24.8%-94.4%-0.34-0.260.2x12849%
Buy and hold-23.4%-97.2%-0.01-0.240.2x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.9% (2026-06-29 → 2026-07-08), recovered after 15 days.

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.
Re-optimize the same period and setupAll asset reports

Read next