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KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -4.6%).

Data 2020-12-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,421 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.7%, drawdown -36.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -4.6%, Sharpe 0.63, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -26.1%, exposure 40%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.9%p (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -4.6%, exposure 3%).

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=21, threshold=34
2.2%-4.6%0.630.491.1x23%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=10
2.4%-12.2%0.390.201.1x812%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.5
2.4%-11.0%0.340.211.1x1421%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.8
2.7%-26.1%0.300.101.2x2140%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.6
2.0%-15.0%0.300.141.1x1316%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=0.13
1.2%-14.9%0.190.081.1x1012%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=189
0.9%-26.0%0.130.031.0x932%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=181
0.1%-32.8%0.060.001.0x1739%
MACD
fast=19, slow=33, signal=19
-0.7%-32.5%-0.00-0.021.0x5954%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-5.3%-45.2%-0.41-0.120.7x9753%
Buy and hold2.7%-36.5%0.250.071.2x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -9% -18% -27% -37% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -4.6% (2022-04-18 → 2022-04-25), recovered after 16 days.

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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