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Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF. 10 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 4.5%, MDD -7.6%).

Data 2015-08-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,773 (11.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.2%, drawdown -97.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -7.6%, Sharpe 0.61, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -82.2%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 18.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 90.2%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -7.6%, exposure 1%).

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=14, k=3.5
4.5%-7.6%0.610.581.6x21%
MACD
fast=15, slow=34, signal=7
11.0%-82.2%0.480.133.2x18852%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.9
8.4%-60.9%0.420.142.4x9052%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=-0.01
8.2%-74.3%0.410.112.4x10351%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=38
3.1%-82.2%0.390.041.4x4972%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.4
6.6%-65.4%0.350.102.0x5028%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
2.5%-79.0%0.330.031.3x19851%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=105
0.8%-80.2%0.280.011.1x3548%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=79
-2.4%-79.4%0.20-0.030.8x3146%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=50, threshold=11
-3.6%-63.4%0.06-0.060.7x4417%
Buy and hold-14.2%-97.9%0.31-0.150.2x1100%
0.1 1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACD볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -7.6% (2016-11-25 → 2016-11-28), recovered after 6 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 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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