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Amplify Cybersecurity ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Amplify Cybersecurity ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -28.0%).

Data 2014-11-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,945 (11.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.1%, drawdown -42.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -28.0%, Sharpe 0.70, 65% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.5%, MDD -39.7%, exposure 99%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.7%p (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -28.0%, exposure 65%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=199
10.4%-28.0%0.700.373.2x2365%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=280
9.8%-29.1%0.660.343.0x2367%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=3, threshold=-0.08
12.5%-39.7%0.640.324.0x2799%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=52, exitN=56
8.4%-32.3%0.580.262.6x2367%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=5
6.7%-35.1%0.500.192.1x4159%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=2.7
2.8%-19.2%0.380.151.4x1716%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.2
4.0%-32.5%0.350.121.6x10551%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=12
1.1%-22.7%0.160.051.1x6123%
MACD
fast=13, slow=54, signal=6
-0.1%-45.0%0.07-0.001.0x22651%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
-1.4%-45.8%-0.01-0.030.9x23658%
Buy and hold13.1%-42.7%0.650.314.2x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -28.0% (2021-11-08 → 2023-04-26), recovered after 823 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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