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Samsung KODEX 200 Total Return ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Samsung KODEX 200 Total Return ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 18.2%, MDD -21.9%).

Data 2017-11-21 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,121 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.6%, drawdown -40.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -21.9%, Sharpe 1.04, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.7%p (CAGR 18.2%, MDD -21.9%, exposure 55%).

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=28, mult=5
18.2%-21.9%1.040.834.3x2255%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=55
17.6%-29.7%0.910.594.2x1855%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.8
14.1%-28.7%0.870.493.2x3436%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=16
13.1%-21.0%0.860.622.9x2820%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=87
17.4%-40.6%0.840.434.1x1656%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.14
16.0%-40.6%0.830.393.7x2528%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=2.3
11.1%-22.4%0.810.492.5x3422%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=47, exitN=47
15.0%-35.5%0.790.423.4x1655%
MACD
fast=19, slow=81, signal=14
12.3%-31.2%0.780.402.8x8151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.32
4.3%-38.4%0.340.111.4x20355%
Buy and hold16.6%-40.6%0.730.413.9x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -20% -30% -41% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -21.9% (2026-02-26 → 2026-04-17), recovered after 74 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 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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