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abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.4%, MDD -21.5%).

Data 2010-10-22 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 4,008 (15.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -55.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -23.0%, Sharpe 0.48, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -32.9%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.7%p (CAGR 4.4%, MDD -21.5%, exposure 31%).

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=39, k=3.2
4.0%-23.0%0.480.171.9x107%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.4
4.4%-21.5%0.410.212.0x8631%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=147
5.0%-32.9%0.390.152.2x3055%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.5
4.6%-36.4%0.390.132.0x8245%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=79
3.5%-44.1%0.290.081.7x3854%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=28, exitN=20
2.6%-43.0%0.240.061.5x7842%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.1
2.0%-36.0%0.210.051.4x8629%
MACD
fast=23, slow=55, signal=24
2.1%-38.8%0.210.051.4x12649%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=30
1.4%-22.6%0.200.061.3x469%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-0.8%-53.3%0.02-0.010.9x25650%
Buy and hold5.8%-55.7%0.370.102.4x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.0% (2026-01-29 → 2026-02-06), 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 120 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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