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Cathay Taiwan 5G Plus ETF Units backtest
10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cathay Taiwan 5G Plus ETF Units. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 23.1%, MDD -22.6%).
Results by strategy
0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 23.8%, drawdown -36.6%).
Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 23.1%, MDD -22.6%, Sharpe 1.21, 63% exposure.
Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.0%p (CAGR 23.1%, MDD -22.6%, exposure 63%).
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=13, slow=205 |
23.1% | -22.6% | 1.21 | 1.02 | 3.2x | 5 | 63% |
| SMA 크로스오버 fast=16, slow=205 |
22.8% | -22.6% | 1.20 | 1.01 | 3.2x | 7 | 61% |
| Supertrend period=13, mult=2.8 |
19.2% | -23.8% | 1.19 | 0.81 | 2.7x | 52 | 60% |
| Donchian 채널 돌파 entryN=64, exitN=67 |
21.2% | -22.6% | 1.11 | 0.94 | 3.0x | 7 | 65% |
| ADX / DI 방향성 period=31, threshold=8 |
17.7% | -19.9% | 1.11 | 0.89 | 2.5x | 48 | 55% |
| MACD fast=19, slow=85, signal=14 |
15.2% | -15.3% | 1.08 | 0.99 | 2.2x | 50 | 49% |
| ROC 모멘텀 n=147, threshold=-0.02 |
19.8% | -22.6% | 1.06 | 0.88 | 2.8x | 29 | 64% |
| Parabolic SAR step=0.01, maxStep=0.2 |
14.8% | -23.9% | 1.00 | 0.62 | 2.2x | 68 | 58% |
| Keltner 채널 돌파 emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.4 |
14.0% | -21.1% | 0.95 | 0.66 | 2.1x | 38 | 53% |
| 볼린저 밴드 돌파 n=51, k=1.1 |
12.1% | -21.5% | 0.84 | 0.56 | 1.9x | 32 | 51% |
| Buy and hold | 23.8% | -36.6% | 1.02 | 0.65 | 3.4x | 1 | 100% |
Rules of the top strategy
Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.
- Buy — Buy when the 13-day EMA crosses above the 205-day EMA
- Sell — Sell when the 13-day EMA falls below the 205-day EMA