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Harel Sal (4D) S&P 500 backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Harel Sal (4D) S&P 500. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.5%, MDD -9.8%).

Data 2019-08-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,394 (7.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.2%, drawdown -28.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.5%, MDD -9.8%, Sharpe 1.26, 66% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -15.1%, exposure 90%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.9%p (CAGR 11.5%, MDD -9.8%, exposure 66%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=140
11.5%-9.8%1.261.172.1x766%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=65
13.0%-15.1%1.140.862.3x1190%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 97%
n=5, threshold=-0.04
12.6%-26.0%1.040.482.3x2997%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=127
9.8%-15.4%1.030.641.9x770%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.8
6.0%-5.8%0.991.031.5x1035%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=70, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
7.4%-10.5%0.950.701.6x1151%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=5
8.0%-19.1%0.860.421.7x1775%
MACD
fast=28, slow=55, signal=19
4.6%-27.1%0.600.171.4x3949%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=13
2.5%-10.2%0.500.251.2x822%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.2
-3.1%-31.9%-0.28-0.100.8x12462%
Buy and hold13.2%-28.7%1.000.462.4x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -7% -14% -22% -29% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -9.8% (2024-11-12 → 2026-02-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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