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iShares Future AI & Tech ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Future AI & Tech ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%).

Data 2018-06-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,033 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.6%, drawdown -55.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -35.8%, Sharpe 0.71, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 77%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.9%p (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 77%).

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
MACD
fast=7, slow=103, signal=20
11.8%-35.8%0.710.332.5x9252%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=15, mult=0.7
11.1%-33.2%0.680.342.3x9455%
ROC 모멘텀
n=184, threshold=-0.09
13.0%-35.4%0.650.372.7x2177%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=1.1
9.6%-31.7%0.630.302.1x7248%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=1.9
10.6%-40.4%0.620.262.3x13260%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=68
10.0%-40.3%0.600.252.2x5460%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=145
10.5%-31.6%0.570.332.2x1170%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
8.8%-43.4%0.550.202.0x11056%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=9
6.6%-36.3%0.470.181.7x8447%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=47
7.4%-43.6%0.460.171.8x2261%
Buy and hold13.6%-55.8%0.590.242.8x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -35.8% (2021-02-16 → 2022-07-14), recovered after 1,695 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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