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TG Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TG Therapeutics, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 19.8%, MDD -73.0%).

Data 2010-05-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,087 (16.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.6%, drawdown -99.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 19.8%, MDD -73.0%, Sharpe 0.57, 34% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 28.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.5%p (CAGR 19.8%, MDD -73.0%, exposure 34%).

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=55, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.7
19.8%-73.0%0.570.2718.7x7934%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=123
18.3%-78.9%0.570.2315.4x3749%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=55, exitN=83
15.0%-89.5%0.530.179.7x2357%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=85, k=1.6
16.9%-83.1%0.530.2012.7x3937%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=181
14.4%-75.8%0.520.198.9x2151%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.11
13.3%-86.8%0.490.157.6x8746%
MACD
fast=31, slow=73, signal=40
9.1%-98.6%0.460.094.1x8551%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=12
8.4%-99.5%0.450.083.7x13152%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
13.8%-98.8%0.400.148.2x4355%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-14.1%-99.3%0.17-0.140.1x25645%
Buy and hold-8.6%-99.6%0.51-0.090.2x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -73.0% (2012-02-14 → 2012-03-02), recovered after 757 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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