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iShares MSCI China ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI China ETF. 6 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 4.9%, MDD -20.6%).

Data 2011-03-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,856 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.4%, drawdown -63.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -20.6%, Sharpe 0.47, 25% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.8%p (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -20.6%, exposure 25%).

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=45, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.5
4.9%-20.6%0.470.242.1x3825%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=59, exitN=21
4.0%-21.6%0.370.181.8x4231%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.1
3.3%-23.2%0.320.141.6x4427%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=5
4.0%-34.7%0.310.111.8x5750%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=163
3.1%-40.2%0.260.081.6x2251%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=54
2.5%-38.2%0.230.071.5x4248%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=22
0.3%-5.6%0.120.051.0x42%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
-0.6%-43.4%0.05-0.010.9x12550%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.03
-0.9%-48.8%0.04-0.020.9x10658%
MACD
fast=17, slow=34, signal=19
-2.2%-57.5%-0.04-0.040.7x18350%
Buy and hold0.4%-63.4%0.150.011.1x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -48% -63% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.6% (2024-10-07 → 2025-02-13), 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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