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BetaShares Australia 200 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BetaShares Australia 200 ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -20.3%).

Data 2018-05-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,086 (8.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -35.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -17.8%, Sharpe 0.55, 98% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.8%p (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -20.3%, exposure 89%).

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
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
n=12, threshold=-0.09
6.8%-17.8%0.550.381.7x798%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=90
3.9%-20.3%0.370.191.4x1989%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=4.2
1.5%-23.5%0.190.061.1x4568%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=204
0.6%-23.6%0.110.021.0x1372%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=2.7
0.3%-12.0%0.080.031.0x1421%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=126
0.2%-25.3%0.070.011.0x3163%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=62, atrPeriod=26, mult=4
-0.1%-15.5%0.01-0.011.0x2031%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=28
-0.1%-2.5%-0.17-0.061.0x20%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-2.4%-24.4%-0.20-0.100.8x7759%
MACD
fast=17, slow=23, signal=19
-6.0%-40.8%-0.62-0.150.6x11749%
Buy and hold4.9%-35.5%0.390.141.5x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -27% -36% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -17.8% (2022-04-21 → 2022-10-02), recovered after 687 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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