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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. 9 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 6.1%, MDD -44.9%).

Data 2010-04-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,096 (16.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.2%, drawdown -83.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -56.9%, Sharpe 0.42, 35% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.5%p (CAGR 6.1%, 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
7.4%-56.9%0.420.133.2x7235%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.7
6.1%-44.9%0.400.142.6x3822%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=1.9
6.2%-45.6%0.390.142.7x11431%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=40
6.1%-64.3%0.350.102.6x10247%
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%
MACD
fast=24, slow=54, signal=29
5.0%-60.4%0.310.082.2x12050%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=80
3.9%-67.2%0.280.061.9x4245%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=2.5
3.3%-67.8%0.260.051.7x16849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.26
-1.5%-78.1%0.09-0.020.8x47850%
Buy and hold3.2%-83.4%0.280.041.7x1100%
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 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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