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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.. 8 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 39.8%, MDD -32.3%).

Data 2019-05-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,819 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.2%, drawdown -95.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 39.8%, MDD -32.3%, Sharpe 1.00, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 40.6%, MDD -73.1%, exposure 62%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 27.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 63.2%p (CAGR 39.8%, MDD -32.3%, 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=24, k=3.3
39.8%-32.3%1.001.2311.3x1814%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=78
40.6%-73.1%0.820.5611.8x962%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=10, mult=1.9
24.0%-42.1%0.790.574.7x2811%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=0.02
32.7%-72.3%0.750.457.7x11944%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=4.4
33.6%-68.2%0.750.498.1x1555%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=52
31.7%-63.2%0.730.507.3x3347%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=119
20.4%-73.7%0.600.283.8x1550%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=10
17.7%-76.1%0.560.233.3x5950%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.06
11.7%-83.2%0.470.142.2x13243%
MACD
fast=17, slow=32, signal=15
9.5%-87.6%0.440.111.9x9649%
Buy and hold12.2%-95.5%0.570.132.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -32.3% (2023-04-28 → 2024-02-01), recovered after 292 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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