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Yuanta S&P 500 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Yuanta S&P 500 ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2015-12-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,589 (10.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.3%, drawdown -34.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -24.6%, Sharpe 1.02, 99% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=6, threshold=-0.07
14.6%-24.6%1.020.594.3x1599%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=46
10.0%-21.3%0.920.472.8x2780%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=91
8.6%-27.3%0.810.312.4x2979%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=71, k=1.3
6.3%-15.2%0.730.411.9x3962%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=117
8.3%-34.3%0.670.242.3x1978%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
5.4%-15.1%0.600.361.7x8865%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.4
5.2%-26.6%0.600.201.7x6969%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.5
5.3%-21.6%0.550.241.7x10073%
MACD
fast=19, slow=34, signal=17
3.5%-18.7%0.440.191.4x13053%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=24
0.9%-15.3%0.230.061.1x2015%
Buy and hold13.3%-34.3%0.880.393.8x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -17% -26% -34% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -24.6% (2025-02-14 → 2025-05-05), recovered after 426 days.

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 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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