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Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2010-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,169 (16.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.1%, drawdown -35.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -21.4%, Sharpe 0.85, 77% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.3%, MDD -38.1%, exposure 86%.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=133
11.0%-21.4%0.850.515.6x4377%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=64
12.3%-38.1%0.830.326.8x3386%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=115
11.6%-29.6%0.810.396.2x1979%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=-0.04
9.9%-35.3%0.710.284.8x11585%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=5
7.9%-23.0%0.660.343.5x6270%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.9
4.2%-22.9%0.480.182.0x12250%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=1.2
4.5%-27.3%0.470.162.1x14255%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
3.4%-29.1%0.330.121.7x17166%
MACD
fast=18, slow=54, signal=18
1.7%-27.8%0.210.061.3x18852%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=27
0.2%-9.9%0.060.021.0x266%
Buy and hold15.1%-35.0%0.810.4310.3x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -19% -29% -38% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -21.4% (2011-04-29 → 2011-12-30), recovered after 902 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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