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ProShares Ultra QQQ backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ProShares Ultra QQQ. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 21.3%, MDD -51.7%).

Data 2006-06-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,059 (20.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 23.8%, drawdown -84.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 20.2%, MDD -47.7%, Sharpe 0.86, 63% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.3%, MDD -51.7%, exposure 78%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.3%p (CAGR 21.3%, MDD -51.7%, exposure 78%).

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=4.2
20.2%-47.7%0.860.4240.5x8463%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.04
18.6%-38.6%0.780.4831.0x14865%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=170
20.4%-51.7%0.740.3941.6x3173%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=90, slow=172
21.3%-51.7%0.730.4148.6x1778%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=76
19.0%-70.0%0.670.2733.1x4590%
ROC 모멘텀
n=154, threshold=0.03
16.7%-42.5%0.670.3922.2x13573%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.8
12.2%-40.0%0.650.3110.2x15050%
MACD
fast=27, slow=67, signal=18
10.8%-45.6%0.520.247.8x18054%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=0.9
9.8%-41.3%0.510.246.5x17858%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=22
2.0%-47.6%0.210.041.5x21227%
Buy and hold23.8%-84.0%0.710.2873.7x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 EMA 크로스오버SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -47.7% (2021-02-12 → 2023-03-10), recovered after 1,071 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 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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