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iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.5%, MDD -25.6%).

Data 2010-09-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,983 (15.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.2%, drawdown -81.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -25.6%, Sharpe 0.48, 29% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -37.8%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.1%p (CAGR 6.5%, MDD -25.6%, exposure 29%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.7
6.5%-25.6%0.480.252.7x12229%
MACD
fast=22, slow=67, signal=47
7.4%-37.8%0.450.203.1x8646%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=1.8
5.2%-30.0%0.390.172.2x14032%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4
4.3%-53.5%0.310.081.9x8443%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=9
3.8%-38.3%0.300.101.8x16043%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=26, exitN=6
3.3%-30.5%0.290.111.7x12828%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
0.1%-45.4%0.110.001.0x13550%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=202
0.2%-59.2%0.110.001.0x3247%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=214
-0.6%-49.5%0.07-0.010.9x2446%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=0.06
-0.4%-51.3%0.06-0.010.9x21627%
Buy and hold-4.2%-81.7%0.05-0.050.5x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 MACDKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdMACDKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.6% (2023-12-27 → 2025-04-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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