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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1995-09-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,766 (30.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.3%, drawdown -92.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -87.6%, Sharpe 0.38, 57% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=63, exitN=60
7.1%-87.6%0.380.088.4x5557%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=160
5.9%-82.3%0.350.075.8x8758%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=50
5.1%-85.2%0.320.064.6x16157%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=5
4.2%-84.3%0.290.053.6x10355%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=-0.04
3.7%-78.0%0.280.053.0x17761%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.6
3.7%-71.9%0.270.053.0x15141%
MACD
fast=9, slow=24, signal=16
2.0%-81.5%0.230.021.8x52651%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.4
2.2%-69.3%0.210.032.0x24745%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=22
2.0%-67.3%0.200.031.8x19625%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
-0.8%-91.8%0.14-0.010.8x53754%
Buy and hold5.3%-92.1%0.350.064.9x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -87.6% (1996-05-29 → 2000-05-26), recovered after 3,473 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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