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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -0.5%).

Data 2007-04-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,859 (19.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.7%, drawdown -46.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -8.7%, Sharpe 0.20, 7% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.6%p (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -0.5%, exposure 0%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.4
0.6%-8.7%0.200.071.1x87%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=138
0.6%-23.3%0.110.021.1x3449%
ROC 모멘텀
n=11, threshold=0.1
0.0%-0.5%0.050.021.0x20%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=102
-0.2%-36.2%0.03-0.011.0x3878%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=176
-0.2%-32.1%0.02-0.001.0x4250%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
-0.3%-16.3%-0.02-0.021.0x6221%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=52, threshold=19
-0.1%-9.4%-0.03-0.011.0x104%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=5
-0.7%-27.8%-0.06-0.030.9x6644%
MACD
fast=24, slow=79, signal=24
-2.9%-47.5%-0.32-0.060.6x14449%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
-5.8%-69.3%-0.71-0.080.3x17250%
Buy and hold-0.7%-46.3%-0.00-0.010.9x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -23% -35% -46% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.7% (2019-08-28 → 2021-06-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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