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AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR -0.0%, MDD -2.6%).

Data 2011-09-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,742 (14.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.6%, drawdown -58.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.2%, MDD -14.1%, Sharpe 0.07, 7% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 4.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.7%p (CAGR -0.0%, MDD -2.6%, exposure 0%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=29
0.2%-14.1%0.070.011.0x187%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=89
-0.4%-26.6%0.02-0.010.9x4243%
ROC 모멘텀
n=7, threshold=0.09
-0.0%-2.6%-0.00-0.001.0x100%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=309
-0.8%-31.4%-0.01-0.020.9x2040%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=63, exitN=31
-1.5%-33.0%-0.10-0.040.8x3635%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=2.4
-1.3%-30.4%-0.12-0.040.8x4423%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.2
-1.3%-25.5%-0.14-0.050.8x5020%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=3.4
-4.4%-54.8%-0.34-0.080.5x10745%
MACD
fast=21, slow=47, signal=14
-6.2%-67.5%-0.47-0.090.4x15752%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
-6.2%-64.9%-0.50-0.100.4x11748%
Buy and hold-4.6%-58.8%-0.10-0.080.5x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -29% -44% -59% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -14.1% (2012-06-26 → 2025-03-24), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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