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Global X Semiconductor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X Semiconductor ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 28.8%, MDD -21.3%).

Data 2021-08-27 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,267 (5.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 28.1%, drawdown -39.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 28.8%, MDD -21.3%, Sharpe 1.22, 63% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 30.0%, MDD -32.1%, exposure 68%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.8%p (CAGR 28.8%, MDD -21.3%, exposure 63%).

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
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.9
28.8%-21.3%1.221.353.6x2263%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=49
28.8%-26.1%1.161.113.6x1066%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.3
19.5%-15.1%1.141.292.4x2629%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=212
30.0%-32.1%1.110.943.7x368%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=131
27.5%-32.1%1.060.863.4x763%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.4
18.9%-16.5%1.031.152.4x2640%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.12
23.3%-32.1%1.030.732.9x1147%
MACD
fast=19, slow=40, signal=19
21.2%-25.1%1.010.852.6x4047%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
20.5%-24.1%0.990.852.5x4451%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=8
15.7%-29.5%0.750.532.1x4258%
Buy and hold28.1%-39.1%0.910.723.5x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -20% -29% -39% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -21.3% (2021-12-07 → 2023-01-19), recovered after 533 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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