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abrdn Healthcare Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of abrdn Healthcare Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -45.9%).

Data 1987-04-23 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 9,914 (39.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.2%, drawdown -78.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.3%, MDD -45.9%, Sharpe 0.33, 39% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.0%p (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -45.9%, exposure 39%).

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=119, exitN=71
4.3%-45.9%0.330.095.3x4739%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=248
4.3%-54.8%0.320.085.2x7549%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=134
3.4%-66.1%0.270.053.7x6149%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3
1.5%-23.3%0.240.071.8x424%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=42
1.1%-23.1%0.190.051.6x525%
MACD
fast=24, slow=45, signal=24
1.6%-76.6%0.180.021.9x32751%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.5
1.1%-32.0%0.160.031.5x708%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.8
-0.4%-65.7%0.07-0.010.8x32856%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=0
-0.5%-75.1%0.07-0.010.8x34951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
-4.3%-93.8%-0.13-0.050.2x51853%
Buy and hold2.2%-78.9%0.220.032.3x1100%
1x 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -45.9% (2000-02-17 → 2000-04-14), recovered after 4,897 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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