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Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 2X ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -54.1%).

Data 2013-04-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,348 (13.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -31.4%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 16.3%, MDD -78.7%, Sharpe 0.56, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 47.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.0%p (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -54.1%, exposure 26%).

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=19, slow=49, signal=12
16.3%-78.7%0.560.217.4x14351%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.1
12.4%-54.1%0.500.234.7x9326%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.7
10.8%-58.0%0.470.193.9x11029%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
8.7%-68.9%0.430.133.0x8544%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=27
7.1%-74.8%0.400.092.5x12746%
ROC 모멘텀
n=32, threshold=0.07
5.6%-74.0%0.360.082.1x19337%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=11
4.8%-69.7%0.330.071.9x8331%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.08
1.4%-85.1%0.300.021.2x26247%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=18
0.7%-77.8%0.280.011.1x10344%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=12
1.1%-68.8%0.280.021.2x26942%
Buy and hold-31.4%-99.7%0.03-0.310.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -78.7% (2014-05-14 → 2016-02-02), recovered after 1,007 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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