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Japan Physical Platinum ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Japan Physical Platinum ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -32.1%).

Data 2010-07-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,971 (16.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -59.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -36.7%, Sharpe 0.41, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.3%p (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -32.1%, exposure 17%).

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=31, exitN=28
6.0%-36.7%0.410.162.6x5549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2.7
4.3%-32.1%0.370.132.0x6117%
MACD
fast=18, slow=29, signal=19
4.7%-36.8%0.340.132.1x17152%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=21
3.4%-38.7%0.320.091.7x45%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
2.3%-49.3%0.220.051.5x7345%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
2.1%-46.0%0.210.051.4x11948%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.9
1.5%-48.9%0.170.031.3x10733%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=34
0.8%-55.7%0.140.011.1x7749%
ROC 모멘텀
n=56, threshold=0.12
0.2%-41.7%0.090.001.0x8013%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=89
-0.2%-61.8%0.09-0.001.0x6648%
Buy and hold4.1%-59.9%0.290.071.9x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.7% (2026-01-29 → 2026-08-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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