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VanEck BDC Income ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of VanEck BDC Income ETF. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -2.3%).

Data 2013-02-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,387 (13.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.6%, drawdown -64.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -2.9%, Sharpe 0.37, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -14.1%, exposure 3%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.6%p (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -2.3%, exposure 2%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.5
0.6%-2.9%0.370.191.1x21%
ROC 모멘텀
n=13, threshold=0.07
1.4%-14.1%0.280.101.2x383%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=3
0.1%-2.3%0.190.061.0x42%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=165
0.4%-23.0%0.090.021.1x2446%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=41
0.1%-19.2%0.050.001.0x2030%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=166
-0.4%-23.9%-0.00-0.020.9x1843%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=16
-0.7%-15.6%-0.11-0.050.9x4411%
Supertrend
period=37, mult=4.2
-3.0%-55.5%-0.17-0.050.7x7056%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-4.2%-48.5%-0.33-0.090.6x11653%
MACD
fast=16, slow=17, signal=14
-5.4%-55.0%-0.41-0.100.5x22449%
Buy and hold-3.6%-64.6%-0.07-0.060.6x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -65% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -2.9% (2020-12-04 → 2020-12-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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