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STAAR Surgical Company backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of STAAR Surgical Company. 9 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 8.2%, MDD -58.8%).

Data 1992-02-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,670 (34.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.3%, drawdown -95.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.2%, MDD -58.8%, Sharpe 0.42, 13% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 6.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.8%p (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -58.8%, exposure 13%).

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=37, k=3.4
8.2%-58.8%0.420.1415.3x6013%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=62
6.3%-94.7%0.380.078.2x10273%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=146
7.3%-74.5%0.370.1011.3x6349%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
5.5%-85.9%0.340.066.4x25049%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=10, mult=1.2
5.6%-69.9%0.320.086.5x34231%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=207
5.1%-81.5%0.320.065.6x5950%
MACD
fast=22, slow=40, signal=22
3.8%-87.6%0.320.043.6x31850%
ROC 모멘텀
n=108, threshold=0.13
3.5%-78.6%0.270.043.3x25538%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.4
1.7%-93.8%0.250.021.8x17249%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=13
0.5%-93.1%0.180.011.2x18831%
Buy and hold1.3%-95.6%0.360.011.6x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -58.8% (2003-05-27 → 2009-06-10), recovered after 2,297 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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