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Samsung KODEX Semicon ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Samsung KODEX Semicon ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.1%).

Data 2007-01-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,232 (19.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.1%, drawdown -50.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.1%, Sharpe 0.72, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.1%p (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.1%, exposure 53%).

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
Supertrend
period=5, mult=5
12.6%-31.1%0.720.4010.1x5853%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=41
11.3%-43.4%0.640.268.1x5870%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=134
11.4%-50.3%0.610.238.2x2763%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=50
10.3%-43.4%0.590.246.8x4862%
ROC 모멘텀
n=16, threshold=-0.1
11.3%-49.4%0.580.238.0x9495%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=19
6.6%-23.4%0.540.283.5x3012%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=3.2
4.2%-19.4%0.500.222.2x106%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.2
4.4%-34.1%0.470.132.3x9218%
MACD
fast=19, slow=32, signal=17
5.7%-63.2%0.420.093.0x20652%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
5.1%-55.7%0.380.092.6x15857%
Buy and hold14.1%-50.3%0.640.2813.2x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -25% -38% -50% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -31.1% (2026-06-22 → 2026-07-14), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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