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Pacira BioSciences, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Pacira BioSciences, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -54.6%).

Data 2011-02-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,895 (15.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.9%, drawdown -90.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.2%, MDD -16.0%, Sharpe 0.50, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -65.0%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 74.2%p (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -54.6%, exposure 33%).

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=14, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.7
4.2%-16.0%0.500.261.9x82%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=194
10.4%-65.0%0.480.164.6x3747%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=1.9
9.0%-54.6%0.460.173.8x6133%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.08
8.1%-76.2%0.400.113.3x26151%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=100, exitN=44
6.9%-64.2%0.400.112.8x2231%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.6
7.8%-65.2%0.390.123.2x7153%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.21
5.8%-69.4%0.350.082.4x8530%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=87
5.7%-66.4%0.330.092.4x6550%
MACD
fast=17, slow=36, signal=11
4.9%-81.2%0.320.062.1x21749%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=27
2.6%-37.4%0.240.071.5x5512%
Buy and hold8.9%-90.2%0.430.103.7x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.0% (2011-05-25 → 2012-06-13), recovered after 653 days.

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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