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Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 17.8%, MDD -21.5%).

Data 2017-12-18 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,186 (8.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.8%, drawdown -38.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 17.8%, MDD -21.5%, Sharpe 0.99, 72% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.5%p (CAGR 17.8%, MDD -21.5%, exposure 72%).

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=37, exitN=65
17.8%-21.5%0.990.834.2x1372%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=93
16.3%-21.5%0.950.763.7x1964%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=69
15.5%-21.5%0.910.723.5x1968%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=-0.06
14.7%-26.1%0.820.563.3x4180%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
10.0%-26.4%0.670.382.3x5165%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.4
9.4%-24.3%0.660.392.2x5957%
MACD
fast=22, slow=48, signal=20
9.0%-30.2%0.660.302.1x8349%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=1.6
8.1%-31.3%0.640.262.0x4643%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
5.4%-34.8%0.420.151.6x11757%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=19
4.6%-25.6%0.410.181.5x9234%
Buy and hold17.8%-38.0%0.840.474.2x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -19% -29% -38% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.5% (2026-06-22 → 2026-07-29), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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