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China 50 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of China 50 ETF. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -21.3%).

Data 2008-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,512 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.7%, drawdown -69.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -21.3%, Sharpe 0.45, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.1%, MDD -40.8%, exposure 34%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.8%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -21.3%, exposure 20%).

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=53, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.7
4.5%-21.3%0.450.212.3x3620%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=37
5.1%-40.8%0.450.122.5x3034%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=75, k=2.7
4.4%-26.4%0.430.172.2x2622%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=137
4.7%-42.8%0.380.112.3x3847%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=73
3.9%-47.5%0.330.082.0x3547%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=21
2.6%-36.0%0.320.071.6x2814%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=0.04
1.9%-43.2%0.200.041.4x15037%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
1.3%-44.1%0.160.031.3x6042%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-1.7%-51.1%-0.04-0.030.7x15447%
MACD
fast=17, slow=39, signal=18
-2.5%-52.2%-0.08-0.050.6x20249%
Buy and hold-1.7%-69.2%0.05-0.020.7x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -69% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.3% (2009-08-03 → 2014-11-19), recovered after 1,949 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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