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U.S. Global Jets ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of U.S. Global Jets ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -37.8%).

Data 2015-04-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,830 (11.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.3%, drawdown -65.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.3%, MDD -6.0%, Sharpe 0.36, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -48.0%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.4%p (CAGR 3.4%, MDD -37.8%, exposure 55%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=30
1.3%-6.0%0.360.211.2x63%
MACD
fast=7, slow=55, signal=17
5.4%-48.0%0.350.111.8x16250%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=1.6
3.4%-37.8%0.260.091.5x20355%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=55
2.9%-56.4%0.240.051.4x4578%
ROC 모멘텀
n=13, threshold=-0.04
1.4%-44.1%0.180.031.2x20577%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=0.9
0.8%-36.2%0.140.021.1x22145%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-0.3%-61.0%0.09-0.001.0x10254%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.7
0.1%-30.6%0.060.001.0x3210%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=90
-1.2%-47.1%0.03-0.030.9x3954%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=89
-3.9%-60.4%-0.12-0.060.6x5753%
Buy and hold2.3%-65.4%0.230.031.3x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACDADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -6.0% (2024-12-11 → 2024-12-18), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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