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Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C. 3 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 6.6%, MDD -29.4%).

Data 2008-01-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,706 (18.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.7%, drawdown -71.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -29.4%, Sharpe 0.45, 71% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.6%, MDD -29.7%, exposure 72%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.0%p (CAGR 6.6%, MDD -29.4%, exposure 71%).

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=98, exitN=129
6.6%-29.4%0.450.233.3x1771%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=109
7.6%-29.7%0.440.263.9x4372%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=127
6.4%-33.0%0.430.193.1x3968%
ROC 모멘텀
n=186, threshold=0.01
4.5%-35.4%0.340.132.3x8367%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=30
0.4%-5.1%0.240.071.1x21%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2
-1.1%-43.2%0.05-0.030.8x8134%
MACD
fast=15, slow=53, signal=15
-5.9%-78.4%-0.03-0.080.3x22750%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.6
-2.1%-52.7%-0.04-0.040.7x7230%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-9.3%-89.6%-0.22-0.100.2x17157%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.7
-12.2%-94.6%-0.31-0.130.1x12160%
Buy and hold5.7%-71.4%0.330.082.8x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -54% -71% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -29.4% (2010-11-18 → 2012-06-01), recovered after 987 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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