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Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 5.5%, MDD -29.8%).

Data 2008-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,668 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SIXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -38.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -13.4%, Sharpe 0.46, 11% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.5%, MDD -29.8%, exposure 91%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 3.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.1%p (CAGR 5.5%, MDD -29.8%, exposure 91%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3.3
2.8%-13.4%0.460.211.7x1811%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=200
4.9%-25.9%0.430.192.4x3261%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=-0.09
5.5%-29.8%0.430.192.7x5691%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=265
4.7%-26.2%0.410.182.3x2865%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=71
2.5%-28.3%0.260.091.6x2854%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=3.2
1.3%-48.1%0.170.031.3x14049%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=23
0.5%-10.8%0.140.051.1x104%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.9
-0.0%-32.0%0.04-0.001.0x5821%
MACD
fast=12, slow=59, signal=11
-0.9%-48.7%-0.02-0.020.8x25150%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
-1.4%-50.2%-0.06-0.030.8x14648%
Buy and hold6.3%-38.5%0.450.163.1x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -19% -29% -38% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -13.4% (2011-09-09 → 2019-01-08), recovered after 3,833 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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