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Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2008-12-30 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,444 (17.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 43.8%, drawdown -78.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 30.2%, MDD -86.9%, Sharpe 0.75, 91% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=11, exitN=76
30.2%-86.9%0.750.35105.3x4391%
ROC 모멘텀
n=41, threshold=-0.09
27.3%-71.4%0.740.3871.0x17379%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=75
25.4%-71.9%0.710.3554.8x2975%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.9
22.6%-57.3%0.710.3936.7x6861%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=184
22.7%-71.9%0.670.3236.9x2773%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.5
16.5%-60.8%0.600.2714.9x14055%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=0.8
15.7%-60.1%0.580.2613.2x27455%
MACD
fast=13, slow=42, signal=12
15.6%-65.4%0.560.2412.9x28454%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
14.4%-73.5%0.530.2010.7x29058%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=11
11.4%-62.6%0.480.186.7x28249%
Buy and hold43.8%-78.0%0.880.56614.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -86.9% (2021-12-27 → 2023-01-05), recovered after 1,590 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 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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