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Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -11.0%).

Data 2018-06-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,038 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -10.8%, drawdown -96.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 18.1%, MDD -48.3%, Sharpe 0.60, 27% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 28.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.0%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -11.0%, exposure 2%).

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=19, k=1.9
18.1%-48.3%0.600.373.8x6827%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=33
16.8%-67.7%0.570.253.5x7752%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=10
14.2%-67.5%0.530.212.9x12754%
MACD
fast=10, slow=24, signal=10
14.7%-69.2%0.520.213.0x14052%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.26
10.0%-65.5%0.460.152.2x16649%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.8
3.7%-11.0%0.420.341.3x22%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=110
8.8%-59.3%0.410.152.0x1338%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=93, exitN=68
7.8%-54.9%0.390.141.8x932%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=-0.02
5.1%-74.7%0.370.071.5x13353%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.8
2.6%-90.0%0.310.031.2x3144%
Buy and hold-10.8%-96.2%0.26-0.110.4x1100%
0.1 1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.3% (2025-08-27 → 2026-05-12), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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