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HSBC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of HSBC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2009-08-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,278 (16.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -37.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -28.1%, Sharpe 0.30, 98% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
entryN=1, exitN=102
3.5%-28.1%0.300.121.8x4798%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=197
2.5%-28.4%0.290.091.5x2766%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=-0.08
2.6%-28.2%0.270.091.5x3187%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=33
0.2%-3.3%0.240.061.0x21%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=113
1.2%-31.3%0.170.041.2x3369%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=2.8
-0.1%-10.6%-0.02-0.011.0x145%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.3
-0.1%-5.3%-0.04-0.021.0x123%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=5
-2.6%-55.9%-0.20-0.050.6x7963%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-4.6%-65.5%-0.40-0.070.5x15357%
MACD
fast=20, slow=40, signal=19
-6.7%-70.9%-0.68-0.100.3x20549%
Buy and hold4.8%-37.2%0.380.132.2x1100%
1x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -19% -28% -37% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.1% (2018-01-12 → 2020-03-23), recovered after 1,249 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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