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iShares Silver Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Silver Trust. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 8.7%, MDD -36.5%).

Data 2006-04-28 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,117 (20.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.5%, drawdown -76.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.7%, MDD -36.5%, Sharpe 0.51, 35% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.8%p (CAGR 8.7%, MDD -36.5%, exposure 35%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=1.5
8.7%-36.5%0.510.245.4x13135%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=128
6.7%-70.8%0.380.093.7x5054%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.8
4.3%-28.9%0.370.152.3x4010%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=31, exitN=72
6.0%-76.2%0.350.083.3x4771%
MACD
fast=17, slow=24, signal=16
5.4%-56.5%0.340.102.9x27952%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.4
5.2%-51.0%0.340.102.8x23150%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=131
5.4%-65.0%0.340.082.9x5254%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.04
4.8%-52.9%0.320.092.6x20952%
ROC 모멘텀
n=115, threshold=-0.01
4.4%-68.0%0.300.062.4x19056%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=30
3.3%-51.8%0.290.061.9x13016%
Buy and hold7.5%-76.3%0.390.104.3x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.5% (2026-01-28 → 2026-08-18), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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