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Global X Silver Miners ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X Silver Miners ETF. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -44.9%).

Data 2010-04-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,117 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -83.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -56.9%, Sharpe 0.45, 35% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.5%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -44.9%, exposure 22%).

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=34, exitN=15
8.0%-56.9%0.450.143.5x7335%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=1.9
7.1%-45.6%0.430.163.1x11531%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.7
5.9%-44.9%0.390.132.6x3922%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=40
6.6%-64.3%0.370.102.9x10347%
MACD
fast=24, slow=54, signal=29
6.6%-60.4%0.370.112.8x12150%
ROC 모멘텀
n=95, threshold=0.17
4.9%-55.5%0.340.092.2x7822%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=13
4.6%-55.2%0.320.082.1x8425%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=2.5
4.2%-67.8%0.290.062.0x16949%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=80
3.7%-67.2%0.270.051.8x4345%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.26
-0.7%-78.1%0.11-0.010.9x48250%
Buy and hold4.9%-83.4%0.320.062.2x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -83% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -56.9% (2020-08-05 → 2025-05-14), 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 carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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