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iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -37.7%).

Data 1996-03-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,642 (30.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -71.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -37.7%, Sharpe 0.47, 57% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.1%p (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -37.7%, exposure 57%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=59, exitN=54
6.0%-37.7%0.470.165.8x6157%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.3
3.5%-32.7%0.390.112.8x7226%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=76
4.4%-41.5%0.360.113.7x6861%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=152
4.0%-40.9%0.340.103.3x8860%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.3
2.9%-28.0%0.310.102.4x10034%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=-0.06
3.0%-64.5%0.260.052.5x20973%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=36
0.6%-6.9%0.200.081.2x183%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.7
1.7%-48.3%0.190.041.7x13959%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
0.4%-62.0%0.110.011.1x26355%
MACD
fast=29, slow=47, signal=17
-1.9%-67.5%-0.03-0.030.6x30951%
Buy and hold3.9%-71.8%0.280.053.2x1100%
1x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.7% (2000-02-23 → 2003-04-25), recovered after 1,412 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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