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abrdn Life Sciences Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of abrdn Life Sciences Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.8%, MDD -16.6%).

Data 1992-05-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,622 (34.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.7%, drawdown -84.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -17.1%, Sharpe 0.40, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -56.9%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 67.0%p (CAGR 1.8%, MDD -16.6%, exposure 2%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=3
2.7%-17.1%0.400.162.5x263%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=9, mult=3.1
1.8%-16.6%0.310.111.9x142%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=213
4.0%-56.9%0.300.073.8x5548%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=157, exitN=80
3.0%-51.7%0.260.062.7x3737%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=79
2.8%-58.8%0.240.052.5x6351%
ROC 모멘텀
n=16, threshold=0.13
1.4%-32.1%0.210.041.6x1103%
MACD
fast=22, slow=47, signal=18
1.9%-67.4%0.200.031.9x32250%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.3
1.0%-70.9%0.140.011.4x22855%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=28
0.5%-44.6%0.100.011.2x507%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.32
-3.3%-90.1%-0.10-0.040.3x78252%
Buy and hold0.7%-84.1%0.160.011.3x1100%
1x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.1% (2000-02-18 → 2003-05-30), recovered after 9,387 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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