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Innovator Laddered Allocation Power Buffer ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Innovator Laddered Allocation Power Buffer ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.5%, MDD -21.8%).

Data 2016-10-21 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,477 (9.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.9%, drawdown -46.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -24.0%, Sharpe 0.73, 73% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -24.7%, exposure 91%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.2%p (CAGR 6.5%, MDD -21.8%, exposure 85%).

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
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.5
6.3%-24.0%0.730.261.8x4573%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=76
6.5%-21.8%0.640.301.9x1585%
ROC 모멘텀
n=45, threshold=-0.04
6.5%-24.7%0.610.261.9x4591%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=52
5.1%-25.3%0.550.201.6x2579%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=85
3.9%-21.9%0.440.181.5x2977%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
3.2%-26.6%0.360.121.4x9367%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=61, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.6
2.3%-26.9%0.300.081.2x5769%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=25
0.2%-5.1%0.130.051.0x1011%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.7
-0.4%-35.3%-0.01-0.011.0x7356%
MACD
fast=16, slow=36, signal=19
-0.7%-32.4%-0.02-0.020.9x11845%
Buy and hold7.9%-46.2%0.520.172.1x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -23% -35% -46% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -24.0% (2020-06-08 → 2022-11-03), recovered after 1,851 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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