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Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund. 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 3.7%, MDD -19.4%).

Data 2006-02-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,153 (20.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.9%, drawdown -77.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -19.4%, Sharpe 0.48, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -36.7%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 2.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.0%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -19.4%, exposure 13%).

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=76, k=2.9
3.7%-19.4%0.480.192.1x1413%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=87, exitN=48
4.7%-37.1%0.440.132.6x3441%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=153
4.8%-36.7%0.410.132.6x3952%
ROC 모멘텀
n=161, threshold=0.11
4.0%-40.7%0.410.102.2x7126%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=69, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.7
2.8%-36.4%0.320.081.8x4926%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=79
3.4%-38.8%0.310.092.0x4353%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=19
1.9%-24.5%0.290.081.5x5212%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=3.3
0.9%-50.1%0.140.021.2x14654%
MACD
fast=24, slow=52, signal=22
-1.5%-55.0%-0.04-0.030.7x17952%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
-1.8%-63.8%-0.07-0.030.7x17953%
Buy and hold0.9%-77.4%0.150.011.2x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.4% (2008-07-02 → 2020-12-01), recovered after 4,629 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 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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