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Global X China Robotics and AI ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X China Robotics and AI ETF. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.1%, MDD -17.4%).

Data 2020-08-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,468 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue HKEXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.6%, drawdown -51.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.1%, MDD -17.4%, Sharpe 0.38, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -44.4%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.4%p (CAGR 3.1%, MDD -17.4%, exposure 2%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.6
3.1%-17.4%0.380.181.2x62%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=2.9
3.7%-23.1%0.380.161.2x63%
MACD
fast=19, slow=41, signal=18
5.8%-44.4%0.370.131.4x6047%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
4.3%-37.9%0.300.111.3x7050%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.5
3.9%-33.6%0.290.121.3x2650%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=31, exitN=67
1.4%-34.7%0.190.041.1x1468%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
-0.4%-51.9%0.15-0.011.0x5100%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=30
0.3%-41.1%0.110.011.0x7426%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=42
-0.1%-38.3%0.11-0.001.0x4049%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=186
-0.5%-34.5%0.10-0.021.0x749%
Buy and hold1.6%-51.9%0.220.031.1x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACDKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.4% (2024-10-07 → 2024-10-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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