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FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income 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 1.6%, MDD -8.1%).

Data 2021-03-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,359 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.9%, drawdown -31.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.6%, MDD -8.1%, Sharpe 0.43, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -19.9%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.0%p (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -8.1%, exposure 5%).

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=46, k=3.5
1.6%-8.1%0.430.201.1x25%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=123
3.7%-19.9%0.330.181.2x1055%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=26
3.3%-17.6%0.330.191.2x2855%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=58
3.5%-18.2%0.320.191.2x859%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=92, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.6
2.5%-13.5%0.280.181.1x1639%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.7
2.2%-15.8%0.270.141.1x2050%
ROC 모멘텀
n=34, threshold=-0.07
1.0%-26.7%0.140.041.1x1789%
MACD
fast=30, slow=67, signal=17
-1.3%-20.7%-0.06-0.070.9x4146%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=14
-1.5%-26.1%-0.07-0.060.9x2435%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.22
-7.3%-36.4%-0.59-0.200.7x12852%
Buy and hold0.9%-31.1%0.140.031.0x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -8% -16% -23% -31% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.1% (2025-10-20 → 2025-11-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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