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Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 3.3%, MDD -31.4%).

Data 2013-08-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,259 (13.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -45.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -32.8%, Sharpe 0.33, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.6%p (CAGR 3.3%, MDD -31.4%, exposure 61%).

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=90, exitN=70
3.4%-32.8%0.330.101.5x1756%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=128
3.3%-31.4%0.310.111.5x2361%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=-0.03
1.7%-42.3%0.190.041.2x7568%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=2.9
0.9%-11.4%0.190.081.1x126%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=141
1.1%-44.2%0.150.021.2x3761%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=35
0.0%-0.5%0.090.041.0x20%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
-0.5%-12.5%-0.19-0.040.9x81%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
-3.2%-55.6%-0.19-0.060.7x6856%
MACD
fast=11, slow=37, signal=19
-4.5%-51.6%-0.30-0.090.5x19148%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
-6.2%-60.6%-0.41-0.100.4x29555%
Buy and hold3.9%-45.4%0.290.091.6x1100%
1x 2014 2016 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% -11% -23% -34% -45% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -32.8% (2018-01-26 → 2020-09-25), recovered after 2,441 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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