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iShares Core Nikkei 225 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Core Nikkei 225 ETF. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.8%, MDD -9.0%).

Data 2009-01-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,313 (17.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.7%, drawdown -91.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -13.2%, Sharpe 0.57, 11% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 78.1%p (CAGR 1.8%, MDD -9.0%, exposure 7%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=24
4.0%-13.2%0.570.302.0x2811%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.4
3.7%-20.8%0.480.181.9x7621%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.5
1.8%-9.0%0.410.201.4x267%
ROC 모멘텀
n=153, threshold=0.13
2.7%-29.6%0.290.091.6x8732%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=48
-5.3%-91.7%0.15-0.060.4x6580%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.7
-6.0%-92.2%0.11-0.070.3x8059%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=129
-6.2%-90.7%0.11-0.070.3x3761%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=219
-6.8%-91.2%0.09-0.070.3x2755%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-9.0%-93.9%-0.01-0.100.2x14658%
MACD
fast=19, slow=54, signal=18
-10.2%-92.5%-0.07-0.110.2x17653%
Buy and hold-1.7%-91.4%0.29-0.020.7x1100%
1x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -91% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -13.2% (2013-05-22 → 2017-10-18), recovered after 2,827 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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