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Vaxcyte, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vaxcyte, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -32.9%).

Data 2020-06-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,541 (6.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.5%, drawdown -76.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -32.9%, Sharpe 0.61, 18% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 17.9%, MDD -44.6%, exposure 60%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.3%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -32.9%, exposure 18%).

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=23, k=2.5
11.8%-32.9%0.610.362.0x2618%
MACD
fast=17, slow=81, signal=22
16.5%-45.9%0.590.362.5x3750%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=193
17.9%-44.6%0.570.402.7x760%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=173
16.5%-45.3%0.540.362.6x755%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=2.5
13.0%-63.9%0.500.202.1x4450%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=10
12.3%-54.6%0.500.232.0x5946%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=19, mult=2
6.4%-17.7%0.460.361.5x189%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=107, exitN=51
8.9%-31.7%0.420.281.7x1039%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=-0.01
6.5%-49.3%0.350.131.5x12554%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
4.5%-61.7%0.310.071.3x13652%
Buy and hold12.5%-76.2%0.500.162.1x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -32.9% (2020-08-20 → 2022-02-25), recovered after 984 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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