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ARB backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ARB. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 19.6%, MDD -23.0%).

Data 2023-03-22 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,259 (3.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OKXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -51.5%, drawdown -96.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 19.6%, MDD -23.0%, Sharpe 0.75, 5% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 71.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.8%p (CAGR 19.6%, MDD -23.0%, exposure 5%).

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=93, exitN=3
19.6%-23.0%0.750.851.9x85%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=64, k=2
15.3%-61.5%0.530.251.6x1123%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=48
14.0%-52.9%0.510.261.6x2336%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=64
10.9%-55.0%0.450.201.4x1328%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.8
10.5%-57.4%0.450.181.4x2732%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=9, mult=2
9.0%-65.4%0.410.141.3x1522%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=36
5.3%-24.9%0.390.211.2x62%
ROC 모멘텀
n=59, threshold=0.06
3.4%-72.3%0.330.051.1x4931%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-2.2%-73.0%0.27-0.030.9x10048%
MACD
fast=14, slow=59, signal=16
-12.0%-69.0%0.12-0.170.6x4950%
Buy and hold-51.5%-96.8%-0.36-0.530.1x1100%
0.1 1x 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.0% (2024-12-05 → 2025-08-14), 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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