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Invesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Invesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.8%, MDD -31.4%).

Data 2007-09-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,739 (18.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.6%, drawdown -64.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.8%, MDD -31.4%, Sharpe 0.32, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.7%p (CAGR 3.8%, MDD -31.4%, exposure 61%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=54, exitN=75
3.8%-31.4%0.320.122.0x2961%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=97
2.9%-36.3%0.260.081.7x4158%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=162
2.4%-35.6%0.240.071.6x4357%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=10, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.1
0.3%-6.5%0.150.051.1x41%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=0.05
0.5%-40.7%0.100.011.1x15740%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=1.9
-1.3%-42.9%-0.06-0.030.8x8832%
MACD
fast=25, slow=44, signal=24
-2.5%-58.2%-0.07-0.040.6x15848%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.3
-2.8%-62.9%-0.11-0.040.6x10853%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=41, threshold=22
-0.4%-11.4%-0.13-0.040.9x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-5.2%-70.2%-0.21-0.070.4x16554%
Buy and hold0.6%-64.0%0.150.011.1x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.4% (2021-06-10 → 2025-06-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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