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Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -52.9%).

Data 2020-09-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,490 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -21.6%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -73.7%, Sharpe 0.54, 54% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.6%, MDD -65.4%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 39.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.4%p (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -52.9%, exposure 19%).

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
MACD
fast=11, slow=24, signal=14
18.2%-73.7%0.540.252.7x8454%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=27
21.6%-65.4%0.530.333.2x5942%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=22
9.2%-76.1%0.420.121.7x11234%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=35
7.2%-75.8%0.400.091.5x1744%
ROC 모멘텀
n=145, threshold=0.06
6.7%-64.4%0.400.101.5x3339%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
1.4%-84.9%0.370.021.1x7042%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.3
6.4%-52.9%0.340.121.4x1019%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=128
1.0%-74.4%0.300.011.1x1135%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.7
-11.7%-85.0%0.15-0.140.5x1548%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.7
-6.6%-62.0%0.12-0.110.7x2825%
Buy and hold-21.6%-98.1%0.30-0.220.2x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -73.7% (2021-09-07 → 2023-04-25), recovered after 721 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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