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Vanguard Communication Services ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard Communication Services ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -23.0%).

Data 2004-09-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,494 (21.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.1%, drawdown -58.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -23.0%, Sharpe 0.63, 63% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.8%, MDD -31.3%, exposure 67%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.3%p (CAGR 7.1%, MDD -23.0%, exposure 63%).

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=71, exitN=78
7.1%-23.0%0.630.314.5x2863%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=237
7.8%-31.3%0.600.255.1x1867%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=154
7.1%-26.9%0.580.274.5x2267%
ROC 모멘텀
n=167, threshold=0.01
4.2%-44.7%0.390.092.5x11464%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.5
3.7%-31.5%0.380.122.2x9757%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=39
0.3%-2.7%0.240.101.1x41%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.7
0.8%-34.7%0.140.021.2x10430%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.6
-0.0%-35.6%0.05-0.001.0x11041%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-0.4%-54.3%0.04-0.010.9x20657%
MACD
fast=19, slow=31, signal=17
-5.9%-75.5%-0.40-0.080.3x31451%
Buy and hold6.1%-58.3%0.390.113.7x1100%
1x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -29% -44% -58% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.0% (2013-10-29 → 2019-06-03), recovered after 2,586 days.

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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