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Yuanta Daily Taiwan 50 Units backtest
10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Yuanta Daily Taiwan 50 Units. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 21.2%, MDD -25.1%).
Results by strategy
10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.5%, drawdown -96.9%).
Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 34.5%, MDD -37.2%, Sharpe 1.17, 70% exposure.
Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 30.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.6%p (CAGR 21.2%, MDD -25.1%, exposure 52%).
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 · parameters | CAGR | MDD | Sharpe | Calmar | Total | Trades | Exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMA 크로스오버 fast=21, slow=109 |
34.5% | -37.2% | 1.17 | 0.93 | 32.6x | 17 | 70% |
| Donchian 채널 돌파 entryN=8, exitN=46 |
34.2% | -45.5% | 1.09 | 0.75 | 31.8x | 38 | 88% |
| ROC 모멘텀 n=87, threshold=-0.09 |
31.5% | -40.9% | 1.02 | 0.77 | 25.1x | 43 | 81% |
| SMA 크로스오버 fast=42, slow=78 |
29.5% | -38.7% | 1.01 | 0.76 | 20.9x | 35 | 67% |
| Supertrend period=19, mult=4.6 |
25.3% | -37.7% | 0.99 | 0.67 | 14.2x | 50 | 64% |
| Keltner 채널 돌파 emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.4 |
21.2% | -25.1% | 0.97 | 0.84 | 9.6x | 58 | 52% |
| MACD fast=17, slow=39, signal=8 |
21.0% | -42.4% | 0.94 | 0.50 | 9.4x | 158 | 55% |
| ADX / DI 방향성 period=38, threshold=10 |
19.7% | -36.5% | 0.90 | 0.54 | 8.3x | 88 | 50% |
| Parabolic SAR step=0.02, maxStep=0.08 |
18.0% | -44.1% | 0.80 | 0.41 | 7.0x | 176 | 62% |
| 볼린저 밴드 돌파 n=51, k=0.7 |
18.0% | -39.8% | 0.78 | 0.45 | 7.0x | 84 | 60% |
| Buy and hold | 4.5% | -96.9% | 0.64 | 0.05 | 1.7x | 1 | 100% |
Rules of the top strategy
Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.
- Buy — Buy when the 21-day EMA crosses above the 109-day EMA
- Sell — Sell when the 21-day EMA falls below the 109-day EMA