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Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-10-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,231 (12.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.9%, drawdown -35.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.8%, MDD -35.2%, Sharpe 0.93, 87% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 19.0%, MDD -44.1%, exposure 100%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=19, exitN=65
16.8%-35.2%0.930.487.4x2587%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=120
15.0%-25.0%0.900.606.1x2779%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=167
14.9%-29.4%0.870.516.0x2177%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
19.0%-44.1%0.870.439.4x5100%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=3.8
9.2%-34.3%0.700.273.1x8166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.4
4.1%-17.5%0.510.231.7x2221%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.3
5.3%-25.5%0.470.211.9x7754%
MACD
fast=17, slow=46, signal=24
4.7%-26.6%0.420.181.8x12850%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
4.5%-40.1%0.370.111.8x13763%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=11
1.0%-40.0%0.140.031.1x20652%
Buy and hold20.9%-35.4%0.930.5911.4x1100%
1x 10x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -22% -33% -44% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.2% (2021-12-27 → 2022-11-03), recovered after 759 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 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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