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WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -26.4%).

Data 2006-06-16 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,083 (20.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.5%, drawdown -51.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.8%, MDD -9.0%, Sharpe 0.47, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -33.7%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.2%p (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -26.4%, exposure 50%).

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=3.5
1.8%-9.0%0.470.201.4x45%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=55
5.2%-26.4%0.460.202.8x3350%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=150
5.6%-33.7%0.430.173.0x2361%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.7
3.7%-26.2%0.420.142.1x5832%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=200
5.4%-39.2%0.410.142.9x2360%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
2.9%-40.3%0.260.071.8x8759%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=20
0.6%-24.4%0.120.021.1x4011%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=0.13
0.3%-41.9%0.080.011.1x15426%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
-4.2%-70.9%-0.22-0.060.4x34159%
MACD
fast=14, slow=45, signal=17
-5.4%-68.6%-0.33-0.080.3x27051%
Buy and hold6.5%-51.1%0.390.133.6x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -38% -51% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.0% (2026-02-25 → 2026-03-16), 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 carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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