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State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -0.5%).

Data 2011-04-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,846 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.1%, drawdown -29.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.8%, MDD -2.1%, Sharpe 0.67, 9% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -7.3%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.6%p (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -0.5%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.4
0.8%-2.1%0.670.371.1x49%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=56, exitN=77
1.4%-7.3%0.420.191.2x2163%
ROC 모멘텀
n=3, threshold=0.12
0.1%-0.5%0.310.211.0x20%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4
0.6%-21.0%0.160.031.1x5861%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=8, mult=4
0.3%-8.7%0.150.041.1x2626%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=92
-0.5%-26.5%-0.05-0.020.9x2761%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=150
-0.6%-25.3%-0.05-0.020.9x2360%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=25
-0.2%-13.1%-0.06-0.011.0x5621%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-2.4%-31.9%-0.55-0.070.7x13057%
MACD
fast=15, slow=43, signal=18
-2.5%-34.9%-0.58-0.070.7x15851%
Buy and hold-0.1%-29.8%0.04-0.001.0x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -7% -15% -22% -30% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -2.1% (2012-08-31 → 2016-04-01), recovered after 1,377 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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