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CapitaLand Ascott Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CapitaLand Ascott Trust. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -18.7%).

Data 2007-10-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,733 (18.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SGXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.9%, drawdown -79.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -18.7%, Sharpe 0.49, 5% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 6.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.3%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -18.7%, exposure 5%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=0.28
3.5%-18.7%0.490.191.9x185%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.5
2.3%-27.7%0.330.081.5x85%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=141
2.5%-38.0%0.250.071.6x2851%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
1.6%-21.8%0.240.081.4x145%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=24
1.3%-21.1%0.240.061.3x63%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=45
1.9%-49.7%0.210.041.4x4040%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=121
1.2%-39.0%0.160.031.3x4049%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.5
0.8%-50.9%0.130.021.2x8851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
-1.2%-51.8%0.01-0.020.8x19450%
MACD
fast=7, slow=41, signal=18
-4.8%-80.1%-0.20-0.060.4x31250%
Buy and hold-2.9%-79.0%0.01-0.040.6x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -18.7% (2010-01-13 → 2010-02-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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