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Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR -0.2%, MDD -2.4%).

Data 2013-12-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,176 (12.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.7%, drawdown -42.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.1%, MDD -2.6%, Sharpe 0.15, 4% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.7%p (CAGR -0.2%, MDD -2.4%, exposure 1%).

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=36, threshold=16
0.1%-2.6%0.150.061.0x44%
ROC 모멘텀
n=91, threshold=0.13
-0.0%-2.9%-0.02-0.011.0x81%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=94
-1.7%-29.3%-0.19-0.060.8x1746%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=212
-3.0%-39.5%-0.24-0.080.7x2148%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=264
-2.6%-39.4%-0.26-0.070.7x1341%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=28, mult=4
-0.2%-2.4%-0.29-0.081.0x21%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=3.5
-0.2%-2.5%-0.46-0.081.0x20%
MACD
fast=35, slow=54, signal=46
-4.2%-46.9%-0.52-0.090.6x7258%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.4
-6.7%-59.3%-0.91-0.110.4x6851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
-7.0%-61.0%-0.94-0.120.4x12060%
Buy and hold-2.7%-42.3%-0.11-0.060.7x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -21% -32% -42% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -2.6% (2017-06-20 → 2023-01-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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