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Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -60.6%).

Data 2021-03-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,346 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -79.9%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -60.6%, Sharpe 0.48, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 93.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.3%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -60.6%, exposure 28%).

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
Supertrend
period=29, mult=2.8
13.7%-60.6%0.480.232.0x2028%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=18
-4.3%-77.6%0.36-0.060.8x1738%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=42
-10.0%-77.6%0.35-0.130.6x1928%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=79
-11.2%-79.7%0.34-0.140.5x1727%
ROC 모멘텀
n=70, threshold=0.1
-14.3%-81.9%0.30-0.170.4x3823%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=34
-26.6%-90.4%0.23-0.290.2x1133%
MACD
fast=21, slow=34, signal=19
-70.1%-99.9%-0.23-0.700.0x4066%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=2.3
-31.7%-93.6%-0.24-0.340.1x1615%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.3
-46.7%-96.5%-0.26-0.480.0x6433%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.3
-13.7%-78.5%-0.28-0.170.5x65%
Buy and hold-79.9%-100.0%-0.03-0.800.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.6% (2025-10-08 → 2026-05-19), recovered after 264 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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