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KODEX MSCI Korea TR backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KODEX MSCI Korea TR. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -27.6%).

Data 2017-11-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,109 (8.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XKRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.6%, drawdown -41.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 14.1%, MDD -20.2%, Sharpe 0.93, 31% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 18.1%, MDD -41.0%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.9%p (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -27.6%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=1.9
14.1%-20.2%0.930.703.2x5031%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.9
14.5%-25.8%0.920.563.3x3232%
Supertrend
period=35, mult=4.3
15.4%-28.4%0.920.543.5x4050%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=88
17.4%-30.5%0.890.574.1x3455%
MACD
fast=14, slow=72, signal=29
14.8%-25.4%0.870.583.3x6850%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
13.5%-20.8%0.850.653.0x3222%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=0.04
17.0%-41.0%0.850.413.9x5742%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=33
16.3%-27.6%0.840.593.7x3264%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=143
18.1%-41.0%0.840.444.3x1153%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.34
3.6%-38.4%0.310.101.4x17253%
Buy and hold16.6%-41.0%0.730.413.8x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -21% -31% -41% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.2% (2026-02-26 → 2026-03-05), recovered after 70 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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