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iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 95% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2008-11-11 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,477 (17.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -21.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.6%, MDD -18.7%, Sharpe 0.52, 95% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 95%
n=119, threshold=-0.1
3.6%-18.7%0.520.191.9x1395%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=9, exitN=72
2.9%-17.3%0.450.171.7x4588%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=164
2.5%-14.8%0.430.171.5x1975%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=40, threshold=36
1.3%-4.9%0.410.261.3x24%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=5
2.1%-15.7%0.340.131.4x4972%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=117
1.8%-18.2%0.320.101.4x3769%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=3.2
-0.0%-3.3%-0.05-0.011.0x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
-2.5%-42.4%-0.31-0.060.6x15964%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.6
-1.2%-24.3%-0.37-0.050.8x4622%
MACD
fast=30, slow=52, signal=33
-2.8%-45.6%-0.49-0.060.6x14751%
Buy and hold4.2%-21.6%0.470.192.1x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -5% -11% -16% -22% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -18.7% (2020-02-14 → 2020-03-19), recovered after 341 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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