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Motley Fool 100 Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Motley Fool 100 Index ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -19.9%).

Data 2018-01-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,137 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.3%, drawdown -33.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 12.3%, MDD -23.5%, Sharpe 0.99, 60% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.3%, MDD -34.9%, exposure 84%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 9.8%p (CAGR 14.2%, MDD -19.9%, exposure 74%).

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=23, mult=4.6
12.3%-23.5%0.990.532.7x3260%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=95
14.2%-19.9%0.990.713.1x2974%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=8, mult=2
10.0%-14.4%0.940.702.3x4653%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=212
14.1%-27.8%0.910.513.1x972%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=53
14.3%-34.9%0.900.413.1x2184%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=1.3
9.5%-26.0%0.860.362.2x6454%
ROC 모멘텀
n=38, threshold=-0.07
12.9%-35.3%0.790.372.8x4189%
MACD
fast=24, slow=76, signal=19
9.0%-33.4%0.780.272.1x6252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
7.4%-27.8%0.590.271.8x14464%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=25
1.4%-10.1%0.280.141.1x2010%
Buy and hold17.3%-33.2%0.840.523.9x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -9% -17% -26% -35% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -23.5% (2021-11-19 → 2023-03-10), recovered after 606 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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