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iShares Global Clean Energy ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -10.8%).

Data 2008-06-25 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,574 (18.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.0%, drawdown -88.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.9%, MDD -10.8%, Sharpe 0.61, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -27.6%, exposure 16%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 9.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.6%p (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -10.8%, exposure 5%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=3.3
3.9%-10.8%0.610.362.0x65%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=16, mult=4
5.4%-27.6%0.570.202.6x3016%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=85, exitN=39
4.6%-48.1%0.370.102.3x3236%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.8
3.6%-50.3%0.290.071.9x6850%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=246
3.3%-57.1%0.280.061.8x3039%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=210
2.4%-56.3%0.220.041.5x2745%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=33
1.3%-18.1%0.220.071.3x325%
ROC 모멘텀
n=112, threshold=0.09
1.3%-46.0%0.160.031.3x15628%
MACD
fast=13, slow=70, signal=14
-0.7%-55.3%0.08-0.010.9x21953%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
-3.8%-74.7%-0.10-0.050.5x16151%
Buy and hold-6.0%-88.4%-0.03-0.070.3x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -10.8% (2021-01-07 → 2021-01-29), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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