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Glaukos Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Glaukos Corporation. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 20.2%, MDD -39.9%).

Data 2015-06-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,791 (11.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.2%, drawdown -69.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 20.2%, MDD -39.9%, Sharpe 0.71, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.0%, MDD -50.3%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 4.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.7%p (CAGR 20.2%, MDD -39.9%, exposure 51%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=154, threshold=0.11
20.2%-39.9%0.710.517.7x7751%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=142
21.0%-50.3%0.700.428.3x1556%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=52
18.4%-48.4%0.680.386.5x1546%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=76
15.7%-65.8%0.580.245.0x2157%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=3.5
5.2%-19.7%0.530.261.7x88%
MACD
fast=16, slow=59, signal=13
11.0%-41.8%0.460.263.2x13954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=36
3.0%-16.9%0.450.181.4x85%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=5
5.4%-69.3%0.330.081.8x3556%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=21, mult=1
4.5%-55.1%0.290.081.6x11745%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
3.1%-69.4%0.260.041.4x9954%
Buy and hold16.2%-69.6%0.550.235.3x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -70% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -39.9% (2021-04-28 → 2023-01-10), recovered after 1,073 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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