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KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 10.1%, MDD -30.0%).

Data 2021-02-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,402 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.2%, drawdown -66.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.8%, MDD -35.4%, Sharpe 0.59, 44% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 14.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.1%p (CAGR 10.1%, MDD -30.0%, exposure 39%).

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
Supertrend
period=25, mult=3.8
13.8%-35.4%0.590.392.1x4044%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=161
10.1%-30.0%0.510.341.7x939%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.9
8.7%-41.9%0.480.211.6x1010%
MACD
fast=17, slow=21, signal=8
9.7%-43.7%0.460.221.7x9547%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=208
8.9%-41.6%0.430.211.6x537%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=31
8.0%-41.6%0.420.191.5x4418%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.5
8.5%-41.6%0.420.201.6x2430%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.06
7.9%-38.5%0.400.211.5x6746%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=66
7.0%-41.6%0.370.171.5x1562%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0
6.2%-41.6%0.350.151.4x3742%
Buy and hold-0.2%-66.5%0.19-0.001.0x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -33% -50% -66% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -35.4% (2022-11-04 → 2024-09-25), recovered after 700 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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