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State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF. 2 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 2.9%, MDD -22.0%).

Data 2007-03-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,870 (19.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.0%, drawdown -65.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -22.0%, Sharpe 0.30, 42% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.8%, MDD -52.4%, exposure 96%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.0%p (CAGR 2.9%, MDD -22.0%, exposure 42%).

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=49, exitN=25
2.9%-22.0%0.300.131.8x6642%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=45
3.3%-37.0%0.300.091.9x7457%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=39, threshold=-0.15
3.8%-52.4%0.280.072.1x3196%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=93
2.2%-35.9%0.220.061.5x5555%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.6
1.8%-42.5%0.200.041.4x9455%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=3.3
0.2%-3.6%0.170.061.0x21%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=17
0.6%-18.8%0.130.031.1x64%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.7
0.6%-45.7%0.110.011.1x11846%
MACD
fast=15, slow=54, signal=14
-3.6%-61.9%-0.16-0.060.5x24849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.14
-8.6%-85.8%-0.47-0.100.2x43455%
Buy and hold3.0%-65.1%0.240.051.8x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -22.0% (2007-10-31 → 2009-03-30), recovered after 551 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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