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Verastem, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Verastem, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -63.7%).

Data 2012-01-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,648 (14.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -19.5%, drawdown -99.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.6%, MDD -75.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 35% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -69.3%, exposure 29%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 30.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.0%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -63.7%, exposure 12%).

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=28, mult=2.1
10.6%-75.0%0.430.144.3x13135%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=0.14
11.0%-69.3%0.430.164.6x14529%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=50
8.9%-76.4%0.420.123.5x7345%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=12
3.5%-76.7%0.370.051.6x15145%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=67
4.1%-78.7%0.340.051.8x2442%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=3.5
5.9%-63.7%0.340.092.3x1612%
MACD
fast=8, slow=54, signal=15
-4.6%-92.6%0.27-0.050.5x19953%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=80
-3.5%-92.0%0.24-0.040.6x6538%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
-4.1%-91.2%0.22-0.050.5x27444%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=18, mult=0.8
-3.3%-83.9%0.19-0.040.6x20530%
Buy and hold-19.5%-99.0%0.21-0.200.0x1100%
0.1 1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -75.0% (2014-01-21 → 2017-03-14), recovered after 2,236 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 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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