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Zymeworks Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Zymeworks Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -32.6%).

Data 2017-04-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,327 (9.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -91.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 23.4%, MDD -50.8%, Sharpe 0.71, 59% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 17.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.0%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -32.6%, exposure 11%).

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=4.6
23.4%-50.8%0.710.467.0x2459%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=37
21.2%-44.3%0.700.485.9x1644%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=131
20.7%-62.8%0.650.335.7x1855%
ROC 모멘텀
n=109, threshold=0.03
18.8%-65.9%0.620.294.9x7654%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=154
13.9%-68.5%0.520.203.3x1556%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=1.6
9.9%-64.8%0.440.152.4x4241%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=24, mult=3
5.9%-32.6%0.400.181.7x2011%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=12
5.5%-53.8%0.330.101.6x7843%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
2.1%-69.4%0.260.031.2x13851%
MACD
fast=18, slow=66, signal=17
-1.7%-80.0%0.19-0.020.9x10653%
Buy and hold5.8%-91.8%0.400.061.7x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -50.8% (2021-01-08 → 2022-12-12), recovered after 1,145 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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