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KIM ACE S&P500 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KIM ACE S&P500 ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 13.4%, MDD -12.8%).

Data 2020-08-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,442 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.6%, drawdown -19.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -14.7%, Sharpe 1.38, 66% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 15.1%, MDD -21.2%, exposure 80%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 3.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 4.6%p (CAGR 13.4%, MDD -12.8%, exposure 64%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.04
14.0%-14.7%1.380.952.2x3466%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=23
14.6%-15.6%1.350.942.3x2273%
ROC 모멘텀
n=50, threshold=0.02
13.4%-12.8%1.351.052.1x3664%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.2
12.7%-17.1%1.320.742.0x2662%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.2
12.6%-16.8%1.290.752.0x2263%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=57
15.1%-21.2%1.260.712.3x980%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=100
13.6%-15.1%1.180.902.1x1374%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.7
12.5%-15.9%1.130.792.0x3873%
MACD
fast=17, slow=47, signal=16
8.9%-17.4%1.030.511.7x5249%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=15
5.5%-15.0%0.740.371.4x3241%
Buy and hold17.6%-19.3%1.160.912.6x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -5% -11% -16% -21% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Parabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -14.7% (2022-08-19 → 2023-04-13), recovered after 509 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward 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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