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Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2018-02-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,124 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.3%, drawdown -36.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -20.2%, Sharpe 0.62, 65% 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=68, exitN=73
9.1%-20.2%0.620.452.1x1365%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=196
8.6%-34.9%0.580.252.0x2168%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.6
6.2%-15.2%0.570.411.7x4442%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=160
8.2%-33.1%0.550.251.9x2367%
MACD
fast=30, slow=32, signal=23
5.3%-31.6%0.450.171.5x7652%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=2.1
2.9%-10.8%0.360.271.3x4228%
ROC 모멘텀
n=71, threshold=-0.03
4.7%-35.6%0.350.131.5x5976%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.2
3.2%-18.3%0.310.181.3x5052%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=21
0.9%-16.2%0.200.051.1x106%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
0.4%-40.3%0.100.011.0x16261%
Buy and hold13.3%-36.9%0.650.362.9x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -28% -37% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.2% (2021-11-08 → 2023-12-06), recovered after 919 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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