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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2011-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,715 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.8%, drawdown -33.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.7%, MDD -27.5%, Sharpe 0.65, 93% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=6, exitN=52
7.7%-27.5%0.650.283.0x4993%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=146
6.1%-28.8%0.560.212.4x2173%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=70
5.2%-27.3%0.530.192.1x2777%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=-0.04
4.6%-30.7%0.440.151.9x6185%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=3
0.5%-8.7%0.250.061.1x84%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
1.9%-23.9%0.240.081.3x14361%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.5
1.9%-26.3%0.240.071.3x9962%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=20
0.6%-10.9%0.190.051.1x128%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.2
0.1%-22.1%0.040.001.0x10145%
MACD
fast=14, slow=31, signal=13
-1.1%-35.6%-0.07-0.030.9x22550%
Buy and hold9.8%-33.4%0.680.294.0x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -8% -17% -25% -33% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.5% (2022-01-11 → 2023-11-09), recovered after 1,487 days.

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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