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FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund ETF. 0 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 2.9%, MDD -17.0%).

Data 2011-09-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,735 (14.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.1%, drawdown -49.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -17.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 21% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.6%p (CAGR 2.9%, MDD -17.0%, exposure 21%).

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=132, exitN=18
2.9%-17.0%0.430.171.5x2621%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=77, k=2.5
2.2%-13.5%0.350.161.4x1417%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.5
1.5%-37.6%0.180.041.2x6954%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=198
1.5%-42.4%0.180.041.2x1955%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.6
0.8%-37.4%0.130.021.1x9145%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=160
0.8%-36.5%0.130.021.1x3155%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=0.21
0.1%-2.0%0.090.031.0x60%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=38
0.0%-8.3%0.020.001.0x41%
MACD
fast=13, slow=45, signal=17
-0.6%-34.2%0.02-0.020.9x19149%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
-3.0%-43.0%-0.17-0.070.6x20353%
Buy and hold3.1%-49.7%0.250.061.6x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -25% -37% -50% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.0% (2014-07-24 → 2016-11-18), recovered after 1,261 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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