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BetaPro NASDAQ-100 -2x Daily Bear ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BetaPro NASDAQ-100 -2x Daily Bear ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR -0.4%, MDD -13.3%).

Data 2008-07-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,542 (18.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -29.9%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.8%, MDD -31.6%, Sharpe 0.12, 2% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 30.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.3%p (CAGR -0.4%, MDD -13.3%, exposure 1%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=27
0.8%-31.6%0.120.021.1x32%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=69, slow=190
-1.1%-35.8%-0.01-0.030.8x36%
MACD
fast=7, slow=23, signal=13
-21.9%-99.9%-0.05-0.220.0x36352%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=205
-3.1%-51.8%-0.06-0.060.6x1310%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=7, mult=3.7
-0.4%-13.3%-0.07-0.030.9x21%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.1
-5.2%-78.6%-0.10-0.070.4x288%
ROC 모멘텀
n=112, threshold=0.24
-3.2%-62.3%-0.13-0.050.6x295%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.9
-14.9%-98.1%-0.27-0.150.1x6933%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=115, exitN=22
-6.1%-68.1%-0.29-0.090.3x166%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
-20.2%-99.1%-0.50-0.200.0x17732%
Buy and hold-29.9%-100.0%-0.12-0.300.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -31.6% (2008-11-20 → 2008-12-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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