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Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -3.2%).

Data 2013-06-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,296 (13.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.2%, drawdown -34.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.4%, MDD -3.2%, Sharpe 0.24, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 0.4%, MDD -24.3%, exposure 60%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.5%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -3.2%, exposure 3%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=30
0.4%-3.2%0.240.111.0x43%
ROC 모멘텀
n=9, threshold=0.11
0.2%-0.5%0.230.381.0x20%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=156
0.4%-24.3%0.080.011.0x2160%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=65, slow=120
-0.7%-26.7%-0.04-0.030.9x2159%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=48
-0.5%-16.0%-0.06-0.030.9x2144%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=2.9
-0.1%-2.5%-0.13-0.031.0x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.3
-0.3%-5.1%-0.28-0.061.0x41%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.9
-2.8%-37.0%-0.36-0.070.7x4958%
MACD
fast=29, slow=56, signal=23
-4.0%-44.0%-0.60-0.090.6x10655%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-6.3%-59.6%-0.83-0.110.4x13263%
Buy and hold0.2%-34.7%0.090.011.0x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -9% -17% -26% -35% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -3.2% (2013-12-23 → 2017-03-27), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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