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VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -2.4%).

Data 2012-04-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,597 (14.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.9%, drawdown -29.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -2.4%, Sharpe 0.78, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 1.5%, MDD -20.2%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.2%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -2.4%, exposure 6%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=28
1.4%-2.4%0.780.561.2x46%
Supertrend
period=30, mult=4.7
1.5%-20.2%0.290.081.2x4356%
ROC 모멘텀
n=4, threshold=0.1
0.3%-0.5%0.280.611.0x20%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=48
0.4%-23.3%0.090.021.1x5176%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=151
0.3%-14.2%0.090.021.0x2460%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=61, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.7
0.1%-11.8%0.050.011.0x2825%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=145
0.1%-14.9%0.050.011.0x3259%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=72, k=2.3
-0.4%-10.9%-0.09-0.030.9x2219%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-2.4%-33.4%-0.38-0.070.7x11453%
MACD
fast=17, slow=52, signal=38
-3.5%-41.3%-0.59-0.090.6x12649%
Buy and hold0.9%-29.6%0.150.031.1x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -7% -15% -22% -30% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -2.4% (2016-06-23 → 2016-06-27), recovered after 7 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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