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JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -18.0%).

Data 2018-06-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,041 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.9%, drawdown -36.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -22.1%, Sharpe 0.57, 80% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.2%p (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -18.0%, exposure 67%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=97
7.4%-22.1%0.570.331.8x1380%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=103
6.1%-18.0%0.530.341.6x1567%
ROC 모멘텀
n=86, threshold=-0.06
5.9%-19.8%0.480.301.6x3978%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=183
4.0%-25.9%0.370.151.4x1567%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.4
1.5%-17.6%0.250.081.1x2221%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.5
1.3%-12.4%0.200.101.1x2627%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=12
1.4%-15.1%0.200.091.1x7034%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=5
0.4%-21.6%0.100.021.0x4157%
MACD
fast=16, slow=50, signal=12
-0.9%-33.3%-0.03-0.030.9x10747%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-2.0%-27.9%-0.11-0.070.9x8159%
Buy and hold5.9%-36.3%0.390.161.6x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -27% -36% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -22.1% (2021-09-02 → 2022-11-09), recovered after 922 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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