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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -39.1%).

Data 2008-03-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,615 (18.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.2%, drawdown -78.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 9.3%, MDD -39.1%, Sharpe 0.53, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 10.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.2%p (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -39.1%, exposure 49%).

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
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.8
9.3%-39.1%0.530.245.1x10849%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=1.4
7.2%-41.3%0.470.183.6x11038%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=17, mult=1.7
6.2%-52.0%0.430.123.0x12238%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.04
6.6%-42.6%0.390.163.2x15053%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=12
5.2%-44.3%0.380.122.5x11036%
MACD
fast=13, slow=29, signal=24
5.1%-56.9%0.330.092.5x21852%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=49
4.6%-42.7%0.310.112.3x10449%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=14
1.8%-46.6%0.190.041.4x13626%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=158
-0.9%-68.1%0.07-0.010.8x5547%
ROC 모멘텀
n=20, threshold=0.06
-0.4%-67.1%0.06-0.010.9x37027%
Buy and hold-1.2%-78.3%0.15-0.020.8x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -39.1% (2023-01-03 → 2025-11-13), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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