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iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF. 6 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 1.8%, MDD -12.3%).

Data 2006-05-05 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,112 (20.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.0%, drawdown -78.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.8%, MDD -12.3%, Sharpe 0.38, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.3%, MDD -48.5%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 66.5%p (CAGR 1.8%, MDD -12.3%, exposure 4%).

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=3.5
1.8%-12.3%0.380.151.5x64%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=140
4.3%-48.5%0.330.092.3x3557%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=146
3.6%-37.8%0.300.102.1x3559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=129, threshold=-0.04
3.5%-44.2%0.280.082.0x12765%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.3
3.7%-41.0%0.280.092.1x8156%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=103
3.7%-58.7%0.270.062.1x3383%
MACD
fast=18, slow=32, signal=14
-1.4%-71.1%0.05-0.020.7x26052%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=24
0.1%-4.9%0.040.011.0x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-1.9%-61.5%0.02-0.030.7x18057%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.6
-1.4%-58.9%-0.00-0.020.8x14442%
Buy and hold1.0%-78.8%0.190.011.2x1100%
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% -20% -39% -59% -79% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.3% (2021-03-12 → 2024-12-18), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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