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Global X Asia Semiconductor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X Asia Semiconductor ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 30.5%, MDD -32.4%).

Data 2021-07-22 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,255 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue HKEXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 27.5%, drawdown -45.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 30.5%, MDD -32.4%, Sharpe 1.13, 67% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 3.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.9%p (CAGR 30.5%, MDD -32.4%, exposure 67%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=174, threshold=-0.04
30.5%-32.4%1.130.943.9x1567%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=158
30.1%-32.4%1.090.933.8x367%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=207
29.9%-32.4%1.090.923.8x368%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=52
20.7%-28.6%0.900.722.6x1066%
MACD
fast=19, slow=49, signal=18
15.6%-24.7%0.850.632.1x4752%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.8
15.5%-24.1%0.820.642.1x3056%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=0.9
14.7%-20.5%0.810.722.0x5748%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=28, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.7
12.5%-22.3%0.760.561.8x3436%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
13.9%-21.2%0.750.661.9x3660%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=13
7.8%-28.9%0.480.271.5x5045%
Buy and hold27.5%-45.3%0.910.613.5x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -23% -34% -45% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -32.4% (2026-06-25 → 2026-07-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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