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CSOP STAR 50 Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CSOP STAR 50 Index ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -27.8%).

Data 2021-02-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,341 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue HKEXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -65.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -39.2%, Sharpe 0.72, 45% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 14.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.1%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -27.8%, exposure 33%).

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
MACD
fast=10, slow=50, signal=19
18.2%-39.2%0.720.472.5x5245%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.6
13.5%-38.3%0.610.352.0x5843%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=61, slow=235
11.8%-27.8%0.600.421.8x333%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=1.5
12.7%-39.7%0.560.321.9x4030%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=153
8.9%-29.6%0.480.301.6x737%
ROC 모멘텀
n=146, threshold=-0.02
9.4%-38.3%0.450.251.6x3143%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.1
8.1%-39.8%0.430.201.5x3222%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
8.1%-52.9%0.420.151.5x6645%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=71
7.2%-41.2%0.380.171.5x1361%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=16
4.6%-44.9%0.300.101.3x8039%
Buy and hold3.9%-65.3%0.290.061.2x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -39.2% (2023-04-20 → 2024-08-21), recovered after 531 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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