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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -14.7%).

Data 2006-12-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,930 (19.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.6%, drawdown -80.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 1.2%, MDD -15.3%, Sharpe 0.27, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.6%, MDD -27.0%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.0%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -14.7%, exposure 22%).

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=18, threshold=0.13
1.2%-15.3%0.270.081.3x222%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.6
1.4%-14.7%0.260.091.3x4022%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=73, exitN=61
1.6%-27.0%0.250.061.4x2846%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=131
1.0%-24.7%0.160.041.2x3250%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=145
0.9%-27.9%0.150.031.2x4249%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1.4
0.2%-30.3%0.060.011.0x9438%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.6
-0.5%-51.7%0.01-0.010.9x6054%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=12
-0.8%-32.0%-0.08-0.030.8x11433%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.3
-3.6%-60.8%-0.26-0.060.5x26052%
MACD
fast=17, slow=55, signal=19
-3.7%-59.5%-0.27-0.060.5x17850%
Buy and hold-4.6%-80.3%-0.12-0.060.4x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -15.3% (2009-01-06 → 2009-03-31), recovered after 93 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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