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Global X S&P 500 Index Corporate Class ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X S&P 500 Index Corporate Class ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.5%, MDD -18.3%).

Data 2011-01-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,895 (15.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.9%, drawdown -27.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.5%, MDD -18.3%, Sharpe 1.06, 89% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.2%, MDD -23.3%, exposure 99%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 9.2%p (CAGR 13.5%, MDD -18.3%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=79
13.5%-18.3%1.060.747.2x2389%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=204
13.4%-25.0%0.990.547.0x988%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=16, threshold=-0.1
14.2%-23.3%0.980.617.8x1599%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=97
10.9%-20.9%0.970.524.9x4777%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.9
7.7%-18.2%0.770.423.1x6370%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.02
6.9%-20.8%0.670.332.8x7774%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.5
5.2%-22.7%0.540.232.2x10171%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.5
4.3%-15.6%0.500.271.9x8658%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=15
1.7%-22.5%0.280.081.3x7534%
MACD
fast=18, slow=51, signal=10
0.5%-26.2%0.100.021.1x22652%
Buy and hold15.9%-27.4%0.990.589.9x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -7% -14% -21% -27% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.3% (2021-12-29 → 2022-07-13), recovered after 565 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 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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