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Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR -3.7%, MDD -61.1%).

Data 2015-05-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,811 (11.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -55.6%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR -7.1%, MDD -81.5%, Sharpe 0.13, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR -3.7%, MDD -61.1%, exposure 2%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 48.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.5%p (CAGR -3.7%, MDD -61.1%, exposure 2%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=0.1
-7.1%-81.5%0.13-0.090.4x6619%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=219
-6.1%-80.2%0.11-0.080.5x1216%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=130
-10.2%-86.9%0.08-0.120.3x2218%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.1
-15.2%-93.1%0.04-0.160.2x3826%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=32
-25.8%-98.7%0.02-0.260.0x6154%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=9, atrPeriod=16, mult=3
-3.7%-61.1%-0.04-0.060.7x102%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=20
-19.8%-95.6%-0.08-0.210.1x5418%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=2.4
-15.5%-92.3%-0.12-0.170.2x6414%
MACD
fast=9, slow=69, signal=12
-33.1%-99.6%-0.14-0.330.0x16154%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.32
-29.5%-99.2%-0.17-0.300.0x25941%
Buy and hold-55.6%-100.0%-0.33-0.560.0x1100%
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -81.5% (2016-02-11 → 2025-01-06), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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