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Global X US Dollar Currency ETF Trust Units backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X US Dollar Currency ETF Trust Units. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2011-04-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,844 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.5%, drawdown -17.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.0%, MDD -19.5%, Sharpe 0.18, 79% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=25, exitN=79
1.0%-19.5%0.180.051.2x3779%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=-0.04
0.9%-27.8%0.170.031.2x4986%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=108
0.4%-23.3%0.090.021.1x3762%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=3.1
0.2%-6.5%0.080.021.0x106%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=30
0.1%-7.3%0.060.011.0x83%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.8
0.1%-22.7%0.040.001.0x7054%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=217
-0.0%-25.4%0.02-0.001.0x2560%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.9
-0.7%-12.9%-0.23-0.060.9x3611%
MACD
fast=24, slow=55, signal=22
-1.9%-38.8%-0.34-0.050.7x13051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
-2.8%-39.0%-0.49-0.070.6x13653%
Buy and hold2.5%-17.6%0.380.141.5x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -5% -10% -15% -19% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.5% (2016-01-18 → 2021-10-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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