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ProShares Ultra Russell2000 backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ProShares Ultra Russell2000. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -46.3%).

Data 2007-01-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,910 (19.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.7%, drawdown -88.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -58.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 61% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.6%, MDD -75.1%, exposure 80%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.5%p (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -46.3%, exposure 55%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=132
8.3%-58.0%0.430.144.7x3161%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=64
8.6%-75.1%0.410.115.0x5180%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=126
7.1%-65.3%0.380.113.8x4361%
ROC 모멘텀
n=190, threshold=0.03
6.4%-46.3%0.370.143.3x11355%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=22
1.1%-13.9%0.240.081.2x41%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=3.6
1.4%-58.1%0.190.021.3x11754%
MACD
fast=14, slow=27, signal=13
0.2%-63.0%0.170.001.0x32251%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
-1.8%-67.7%0.09-0.030.7x30056%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=3.5
0.2%-8.0%0.080.021.0x20%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=71, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.6
-3.3%-66.2%-0.01-0.050.5x14148%
Buy and hold6.7%-88.5%0.380.083.5x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -89% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -58.0% (2018-08-31 → 2020-09-23), recovered after 892 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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