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Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -6.4%).

Data 1999-05-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,858 (27.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.0%, drawdown -53.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.2%, MDD -8.8%, Sharpe 0.12, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -51.7%, exposure 80%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 1.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.9%p (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -6.4%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=2.7
0.2%-8.8%0.120.021.1x303%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=45
0.6%-51.7%0.110.011.2x10380%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=101
0.2%-37.3%0.070.011.1x8455%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=50, threshold=27
0.0%-6.4%0.050.001.0x41%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=81
-0.2%-46.4%0.01-0.000.9x5855%
ROC 모멘텀
n=29, threshold=0.14
-0.2%-11.1%-0.08-0.011.0x221%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.9
-1.1%-57.7%-0.09-0.020.7x8652%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.8
-0.7%-22.6%-0.12-0.030.8x5623%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
-3.0%-56.0%-0.29-0.050.4x35255%
MACD
fast=15, slow=61, signal=20
-2.8%-56.3%-0.30-0.050.5x28252%
Buy and hold-1.0%-53.7%0.00-0.020.8x1100%
1x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -27% -40% -54% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.8% (2008-01-16 → 2013-10-03), recovered after 5,431 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 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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