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VanEck Gold Miners ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of VanEck Gold Miners ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -17.6%).

Data 2006-05-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,080 (20.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.4%, drawdown -81.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -17.6%, Sharpe 0.38, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -54.8%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 63.7%p (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -17.6%, exposure 5%).

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=46, k=3.3
3.2%-17.6%0.380.181.9x85%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=90, slow=132
5.9%-54.8%0.340.113.2x4656%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=36
1.0%-7.2%0.270.131.2x41%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.5
1.8%-76.7%0.200.021.4x8247%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=10, mult=4
1.3%-20.8%0.190.061.3x145%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=0.1
0.1%-57.0%0.120.001.0x19636%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=156
-0.7%-73.6%0.12-0.010.9x4252%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=53
-1.3%-77.0%0.11-0.020.8x7070%
MACD
fast=12, slow=26, signal=9
-5.8%-74.8%-0.07-0.080.3x38151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-6.7%-88.1%-0.12-0.080.2x36650%
Buy and hold3.4%-81.3%0.290.042.0x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.6% (2025-10-16 → 2025-10-28), 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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