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State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.7%).

Data 2015-10-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,708 (10.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.6%, drawdown -47.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -7.4%, Sharpe 0.59, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.7%, exposure 82%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.0%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.7%, exposure 82%).

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=3.2
2.8%-7.4%0.590.381.4x48%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=43
3.7%-28.7%0.320.131.5x3982%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=22
0.9%-5.1%0.310.181.1x47%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=155
2.9%-25.9%0.300.111.4x2163%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=99
0.7%-28.0%0.120.031.1x2765%
ROC 모멘텀
n=135, threshold=0.1
0.5%-24.8%0.100.021.1x6920%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.2
0.5%-29.1%0.100.021.1x5160%
MACD
fast=17, slow=28, signal=15
-0.2%-28.3%0.04-0.011.0x13550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-1.1%-33.6%-0.02-0.030.9x9557%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=19, mult=2
-1.0%-26.8%-0.07-0.040.9x6142%
Buy and hold4.6%-47.3%0.330.101.6x1100%
1x 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% -12% -24% -35% -47% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -7.4% (2021-06-08 → 2024-08-05), recovered after 1,193 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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