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ProShares Short VIX Short Term Futures ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ProShares Short VIX Short Term Futures ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is MACD (CAGR 12.0%, MDD -36.6%).

Data 2011-10-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,727 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.2%, drawdown -95.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.8%, MDD -66.3%, Sharpe 0.76, 76% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: MACD — CAGR is 12.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.9%p (CAGR 12.0%, MDD -36.6%, exposure 57%).

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=46, exitN=85
24.8%-66.3%0.760.3726.6x2176%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=1
12.6%-54.2%0.570.235.8x18454%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=-0.04
15.1%-61.7%0.560.248.0x12374%
MACD
fast=17, slow=50, signal=17
12.0%-36.6%0.540.335.4x16457%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=55
10.7%-53.9%0.470.204.5x10567%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=59
6.3%-93.6%0.460.072.5x3566%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.06
8.1%-55.9%0.410.143.2x24866%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.8
6.7%-53.7%0.370.122.6x9751%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=2.4
6.7%-71.4%0.370.092.6x16665%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=9
5.2%-42.0%0.330.122.1x18438%
Buy and hold12.2%-95.2%0.570.135.5x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -66.3% (2018-01-11 → 2020-06-11), recovered after 2,143 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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