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Relay Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Relay Therapeutics, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 25.6%, MDD -28.2%).

Data 2020-07-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,518 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -9.8%, drawdown -96.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 27.7%, MDD -28.2%, Sharpe 1.02, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 28.1%, MDD -28.2%, exposure 17%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 37.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.6%p (CAGR 25.6%, MDD -28.2%, 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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=161
27.7%-28.2%1.020.984.4x315%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=210
28.1%-28.2%0.991.004.5x517%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=23
25.6%-28.2%0.950.914.0x316%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=94, exitN=31
15.2%-50.2%0.620.302.3x518%
ROC 모멘텀
n=146, threshold=0.12
14.7%-53.7%0.580.272.3x2717%
MACD
fast=14, slow=34, signal=10
5.2%-73.8%0.370.071.4x9251%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=3.2
4.1%-78.8%0.330.051.3x2946%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=64, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.1
4.4%-75.8%0.300.061.3x2126%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=3.2
3.4%-31.8%0.260.111.2x66%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.38
-9.2%-87.1%0.07-0.110.6x15348%
Buy and hold-9.8%-96.7%0.25-0.100.5x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -28.2% (2026-04-21 → 2026-05-19), recovered after 62 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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