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Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF. 6 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 0.4%, MDD -9.9%).

Data 2010-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,169 (16.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.5%, drawdown -50.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.5%, MDD -16.8%, Sharpe 0.24, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 1.6%, MDD -24.7%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 2.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.6%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -9.9%, exposure 7%).

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=76, k=2.8
1.5%-16.8%0.240.091.3x2421%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=217
1.6%-24.7%0.220.061.3x2444%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=52
0.9%-25.4%0.150.041.2x2232%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=20
0.4%-9.9%0.130.041.1x187%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.8
0.4%-13.2%0.110.031.1x164%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=42
0.6%-31.3%0.110.021.1x5451%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.6
-1.6%-39.8%-0.14-0.040.8x7243%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.07
-2.2%-38.9%-0.26-0.060.7x12022%
MACD
fast=22, slow=49, signal=19
-3.3%-49.4%-0.29-0.070.6x16049%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-4.3%-57.6%-0.42-0.070.5x13848%
Buy and hold-0.5%-50.4%0.03-0.010.9x1100%
1x 2011 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% -13% -25% -38% -50% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.8% (2015-01-30 → 2019-04-16), recovered after 1,670 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 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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