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iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -29.2%).

Data 2012-02-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,665 (14.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.7%, drawdown -80.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.7%, MDD -42.0%, Sharpe 0.47, 37% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -40.8%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.2%p (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -29.2%, exposure 13%).

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=61, k=1.4
8.7%-42.0%0.470.213.4x5337%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=48
9.0%-40.8%0.460.223.5x8347%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.9
7.9%-53.3%0.430.153.0x5146%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.8
7.2%-33.7%0.420.212.7x8137%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=45, threshold=16
5.1%-29.2%0.400.182.1x2813%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=0.11
6.3%-37.1%0.380.172.4x10033%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=74, exitN=30
5.5%-36.7%0.360.152.2x3534%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=173
2.7%-60.8%0.230.041.5x2344%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.06
1.1%-59.4%0.170.021.2x21950%
MACD
fast=13, slow=52, signal=16
-1.4%-57.1%0.09-0.020.8x18550%
Buy and hold3.7%-80.2%0.290.051.7x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.0% (2012-09-19 → 2016-01-28), recovered after 1,317 days.

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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