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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -37.1%).

Data 2007-02-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,896 (19.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.7%, drawdown -76.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -37.1%, Sharpe 0.38, 24% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -53.7%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.1%p (CAGR 4.8%, MDD -37.1%, exposure 24%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=18
4.8%-37.1%0.380.132.5x5224%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=195
5.8%-53.7%0.370.113.0x2752%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=22, mult=4
3.0%-21.2%0.360.141.8x247%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=75, slow=197
5.8%-61.1%0.360.093.0x2749%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=20
3.5%-26.9%0.360.132.0x3811%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0.09
4.6%-49.6%0.330.092.4x14836%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.9
3.9%-63.6%0.280.062.1x7656%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=1.4
3.2%-47.1%0.260.071.8x14242%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
1.6%-59.2%0.190.031.4x17455%
MACD
fast=17, slow=26, signal=9
-0.0%-56.5%0.12-0.001.0x32451%
Buy and hold4.7%-76.2%0.310.062.5x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.1% (2009-06-10 → 2010-10-19), recovered after 1,450 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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