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TOPIX Bull 2x ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TOPIX Bull 2x ETF. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -23.0%).

Data 2012-04-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,543 (14.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -10.4%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -23.0%, Sharpe 0.85, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -71.9%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 21.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.0%p (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -23.0%, exposure 15%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=3
11.2%-23.0%0.850.494.6x1215%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=19
9.0%-26.5%0.650.343.5x7022%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=72
13.9%-71.9%0.600.196.5x6364%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.6
7.7%-33.2%0.530.232.9x7032%
ROC 모멘텀
n=57, threshold=0.1
6.4%-44.4%0.420.142.4x20738%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.9
6.8%-73.2%0.400.092.6x5955%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=7
4.4%-32.0%0.360.141.9x10628%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=111
-17.2%-100.0%0.27-0.170.1x2159%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.32
-23.5%-99.3%0.03-0.240.0x28358%
MACD
fast=12, slow=22, signal=10
-26.8%-99.5%-0.09-0.270.0x28353%
Buy and hold-10.4%-100.0%0.27-0.100.2x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.0% (2013-05-22 → 2017-09-22), recovered after 1,693 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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