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Xtrackers MSCI USA Information Technology UCITS ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI USA Information Technology UCITS ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2017-09-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,251 (8.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 23.2%, drawdown -31.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 21.9%, MDD -29.2%, Sharpe 1.13, 84% 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=18, exitN=60
21.9%-29.2%1.130.755.8x1584%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.1
15.0%-20.8%0.990.723.4x6060%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=85
16.7%-21.4%0.960.783.9x3574%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=135
16.1%-25.2%0.920.643.7x2173%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=20, mult=1
14.1%-16.9%0.890.833.2x5867%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
12.1%-20.3%0.800.602.8x8461%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=1.5
10.1%-16.3%0.780.622.4x9449%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=-0.03
13.8%-35.9%0.780.383.1x3979%
MACD
fast=17, slow=44, signal=15
7.0%-23.5%0.520.301.8x11251%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=11
4.5%-29.4%0.380.151.5x13055%
Buy and hold23.2%-31.8%1.020.736.4x1100%
1x 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% -8% -16% -24% -32% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -29.2% (2021-12-30 → 2023-01-19), recovered after 683 days.

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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