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iShares MSCI UAE ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI UAE ETF. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -4.7%).

Data 2014-05-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,081 (12.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.4%, drawdown -68.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -19.4%, Sharpe 0.35, 25% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -29.4%, exposure 40%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.8%p (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -4.7%, 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
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=0.08
2.8%-19.4%0.350.141.4x4625%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3
1.7%-12.5%0.330.141.2x810%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=216
3.3%-29.4%0.330.111.5x1440%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=36
0.6%-4.7%0.240.121.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=99, exitN=77
1.1%-34.5%0.160.031.1x1234%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=198
1.0%-30.7%0.140.031.1x1438%
MACD
fast=22, slow=31, signal=20
-1.8%-39.2%-0.07-0.050.8x13050%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.7
-1.5%-24.3%-0.14-0.060.8x3822%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-2.8%-56.2%-0.15-0.050.7x9550%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.9
-3.2%-48.4%-0.16-0.070.7x5552%
Buy and hold-2.4%-68.3%-0.00-0.040.7x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -19.4% (2015-07-22 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 2,009 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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