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BetaShares Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BetaShares Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -15.9%).

Data 2011-05-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,855 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -42.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -15.9%, Sharpe 0.51, 24% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.9%p (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -15.9%, exposure 24%).

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=53, k=2.6
4.8%-15.9%0.510.312.1x3224%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=163
4.8%-26.8%0.420.182.1x2655%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=104, exitN=103
4.5%-26.4%0.400.172.0x1652%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.5
3.3%-25.7%0.350.131.6x5429%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=57
3.8%-37.2%0.330.101.8x3855%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=4.8
2.7%-44.2%0.270.061.5x7854%
MACD
fast=44, slow=55, signal=25
1.9%-39.2%0.210.051.3x8446%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.11
1.0%-31.6%0.150.031.2x9426%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=11
0.9%-54.8%0.130.021.1x13457%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
-1.0%-46.6%-0.02-0.020.9x11449%
Buy and hold4.8%-42.7%0.350.112.0x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.9% (2026-01-28 → 2026-02-01), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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