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UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc- backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2010-01-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,135 (16.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SIXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -73.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR -21.7%, MDD -99.6%, Sharpe 1.71, 58% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.2%, MDD -4.7%, exposure 3%.

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
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.7
-21.7%-99.6%1.71-0.220.0x9658%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=76
-29.4%-100.0%1.53-0.290.0x5385%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=136
-20.1%-99.7%1.45-0.200.0x3863%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=173
-52.5%-100.0%1.28-0.530.0x3657%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=13, threshold=-0.12
-91.8%-100.0%1.14-0.920.0x19996%
MACD
fast=13, slow=28, signal=17
-98.7%-100.0%0.18-0.990.0x32351%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=39
0.2%-4.7%0.130.041.0x23%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=18, mult=4
-6.9%-89.3%0.07-0.080.3x389%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=3.1
-4.1%-69.5%-0.06-0.060.5x2213%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-98.6%-100.0%-0.06-0.990.0x22846%
Buy and hold6.3%-73.9%1.780.092.8x1100%
0.1 1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -99.6% (2014-07-10 → 2015-12-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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