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ASX Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ASX Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -43.9%).

Data 1998-10-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,067 (27.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.3%, drawdown -61.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -24.7%, Sharpe 0.54, 24% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.3%, MDD -61.2%, exposure 100%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 3.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.4%p (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -43.9%, exposure 57%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=21, mult=4
5.8%-24.7%0.540.234.7x5424%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=39
2.5%-14.6%0.460.172.0x164%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=31
5.6%-41.9%0.440.134.6x8248%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.02
8.2%-43.9%0.430.199.0x14757%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.12
9.3%-61.2%0.430.1511.9x5100%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=3.2
2.9%-29.4%0.390.102.2x3211%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.2
6.8%-54.3%0.380.136.2x11556%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=167
1.7%-58.0%0.180.031.6x7157%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=161
1.1%-53.7%0.150.021.4x5463%
MACD
fast=12, slow=29, signal=18
1.0%-70.0%0.140.011.3x37950%
Buy and hold9.3%-61.2%0.430.1511.7x1100%
1x 10x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -24.7% (1999-03-15 → 1999-12-01), recovered after 335 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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