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Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.6%, MDD -19.6%).

Data 2021-05-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,312 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.7%, drawdown -66.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 18.1%, MDD -32.3%, Sharpe 0.73, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 17.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.9%p (CAGR 11.6%, MDD -19.6%, exposure 20%).

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
MACD
fast=19, slow=32, signal=15
18.1%-32.3%0.730.562.4x5553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.5
11.6%-19.6%0.660.601.8x1420%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=14
8.0%-29.4%0.510.271.5x1218%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.08
10.4%-36.1%0.490.291.7x7948%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.2
4.7%-37.7%0.310.121.3x3530%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=167
4.2%-46.6%0.290.091.2x1349%
ROC 모멘텀
n=55, threshold=-0.05
3.0%-58.2%0.250.051.2x7367%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=18
1.1%-44.0%0.150.021.1x2418%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.7
0.4%-36.0%0.150.011.0x2546%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=108
-0.9%-56.6%0.12-0.021.0x1549%
Buy and hold0.7%-66.2%0.260.011.0x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -33% -50% -66% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -32.3% (2025-05-21 → 2026-02-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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