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Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -15.7%).

Data 2016-04-18 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 2,656 (10.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -22.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.2%, MDD -19.1%, Sharpe 0.50, 98% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 3.8%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -15.7%, exposure 92%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
n=11, threshold=-0.06
5.2%-19.1%0.500.271.7x1998%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=87
4.5%-15.7%0.460.291.6x2192%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=202
2.4%-22.9%0.290.111.3x1563%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=6, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.4
0.2%-1.8%0.200.111.0x20%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=189
1.5%-21.4%0.190.071.2x1569%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4
1.0%-24.0%0.160.041.1x5862%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=23
-0.0%-1.2%0.00-0.001.0x21%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=3.4
-0.0%-7.4%-0.01-0.011.0x22%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
-0.5%-31.9%-0.02-0.020.9x6460%
MACD
fast=24, slow=99, signal=24
-1.0%-25.7%-0.08-0.040.9x7252%
Buy and hold5.4%-22.9%0.490.241.7x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -6% -11% -17% -23% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -19.1% (2017-06-06 → 2018-03-26), recovered after 818 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 120 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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