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PureCycle Technologies, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PureCycle Technologies, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 25.3%, MDD -33.2%).

Data 2020-07-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,541 (6.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.1%, drawdown -92.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 36.9%, MDD -33.3%, Sharpe 1.01, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 37.3%, MDD -47.5%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 44.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.3%p (CAGR 25.3%, MDD -33.2%, exposure 14%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.8
36.9%-33.3%1.011.116.9x2421%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=31
25.3%-33.2%0.880.764.0x1814%
MACD
fast=15, slow=30, signal=30
37.3%-47.5%0.820.787.0x5351%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=10, mult=2
27.2%-58.2%0.790.474.4x3222%
ROC 모멘텀
n=32, threshold=0.19
28.8%-53.2%0.780.544.7x6228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=38
28.5%-65.5%0.720.434.6x4749%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=9
25.1%-69.1%0.720.363.9x3229%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=2.5
23.6%-61.8%0.660.383.7x5144%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
17.8%-71.4%0.570.252.7x10450%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=24
12.9%-67.6%0.500.192.1x5446%
Buy and hold-7.1%-92.7%0.37-0.080.6x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACD볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -93% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.3% (2024-10-24 → 2025-05-13), recovered after 236 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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