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First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF. 4 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 0.1%, MDD -0.6%).

Data 2014-11-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,950 (11.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.1%, drawdown -11.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.1%, MDD -0.6%, Sharpe 0.27, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 0.2%, MDD -5.8%, exposure 43%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 11.1%p (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -0.6%, 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=29, threshold=34
0.1%-0.6%0.270.221.0x23%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=60, k=3.5
0.1%-1.3%0.170.101.0x27%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=261
0.2%-5.8%0.120.041.0x843%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=66, slow=174
0.1%-5.3%0.070.021.0x845%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 97%
n=101, threshold=-0.04
-0.3%-12.7%-0.11-0.031.0x397%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=100, exitN=65
-0.4%-9.2%-0.23-0.041.0x1033%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
-0.7%-8.5%-0.34-0.080.9x2240%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=10, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.6
-0.1%-1.7%-0.38-0.091.0x20%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-4.0%-38.7%-1.76-0.100.6x8651%
MACD
fast=29, slow=83, signal=26
-4.0%-37.9%-1.85-0.100.6x9047%
Buy and hold-0.1%-11.8%-0.04-0.011.0x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -3% -6% -9% -12% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -0.6% (2016-10-10 → 2016-10-20), 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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