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iShares MSCI Thailand ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Thailand ETF. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -15.0%).

Data 2008-04-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,613 (18.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.8%, drawdown -64.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -31.5%, Sharpe 0.51, 47% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.7%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -15.0%, exposure 14%).

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=76, exitN=58
6.3%-31.5%0.510.203.1x2947%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=63, k=2.7
3.7%-15.0%0.460.252.0x2014%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=179
5.6%-35.2%0.430.162.7x2954%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=102
4.9%-38.9%0.390.132.4x3953%
ROC 모멘텀
n=116, threshold=-0.03
4.7%-49.9%0.360.092.3x12962%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.1
1.9%-15.8%0.360.121.4x307%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.1
4.1%-43.4%0.340.092.1x10254%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.02
2.6%-40.0%0.240.071.6x8955%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=39
0.7%-18.4%0.150.041.1x345%
MACD
fast=16, slow=35, signal=19
0.0%-50.3%0.080.001.0x21249%
Buy and hold1.8%-64.2%0.200.031.4x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.5% (2018-02-26 → 2025-08-19), 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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