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MAXIS Nikkei 225 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MAXIS Nikkei 225 ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2009-02-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,282 (17.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.4%, drawdown -31.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -33.2%, Sharpe 0.64, 59% exposure.

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
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.2
8.1%-33.2%0.640.243.9x9259%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.1
5.3%-19.4%0.560.272.5x6830%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=2.7
3.5%-21.8%0.510.161.8x2413%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=246
6.4%-34.7%0.460.183.0x3567%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=202
6.0%-37.2%0.440.162.8x2762%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=39
5.8%-40.8%0.420.142.7x8079%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=20
2.2%-18.2%0.320.121.5x4214%
ROC 모멘텀
n=141, threshold=0.14
2.7%-29.4%0.290.091.6x8529%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
0.4%-48.0%0.100.011.1x33659%
MACD
fast=23, slow=40, signal=24
0.3%-40.5%0.090.011.1x16651%
Buy and hold13.4%-31.6%0.710.439.0x1100%
1x 10x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -8% -17% -25% -33% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -33.2% (2021-09-14 → 2023-04-06), recovered after 1,469 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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