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AbbVie Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AbbVie Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,415 (13.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.5%, drawdown -48.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -36.8%, Sharpe 0.58, 32% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -36.8%, exposure 84%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=38, k=2.3
7.0%-36.8%0.580.192.5x5532%
ROC 모멘텀
n=184, threshold=-0.09
11.0%-36.8%0.560.304.1x4184%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=62, slow=291
10.0%-44.5%0.540.223.6x1173%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.9
5.7%-34.6%0.530.162.1x4726%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=70
8.7%-29.6%0.510.293.1x2370%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.8
6.8%-32.6%0.450.212.4x6561%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=215
5.7%-47.6%0.370.122.1x2373%
MACD
fast=32, slow=35, signal=23
5.0%-53.2%0.360.091.9x10952%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=19
2.6%-31.9%0.270.081.4x6924%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-0.2%-60.2%0.08-0.001.0x24155%
Buy and hold15.5%-48.9%0.680.327.1x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -24% -37% -49% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.8% (2013-05-17 → 2017-06-08), recovered after 1,715 days.

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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