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iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -16.3%).

Data 2014-10-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,964 (11.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.7%, drawdown -58.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 2.3%, MDD -16.3%, Sharpe 0.33, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -27.9%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 6.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.6%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -16.3%, exposure 6%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=0.13
2.3%-16.3%0.330.141.3x286%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=19
2.7%-19.6%0.300.141.4x2625%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=200
3.2%-27.9%0.300.121.5x942%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.8
2.8%-32.1%0.290.091.4x4634%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.7
1.7%-22.0%0.210.081.2x2825%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=14
1.0%-23.1%0.150.041.1x5218%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.8
1.0%-36.8%0.140.031.1x4749%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=172
0.4%-39.2%0.100.011.1x2350%
MACD
fast=21, slow=36, signal=19
-0.9%-43.6%-0.00-0.020.9x11351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.3
-4.2%-50.4%-0.24-0.080.6x15553%
Buy and hold-3.7%-58.0%-0.07-0.060.6x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 EMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -29% -43% -58% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -16.3% (2022-03-08 → 2022-03-16), recovered after 1,471 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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