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ASX Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ASX Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -43.9%).

Data 1998-10-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,067 (27.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.3%, drawdown -61.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -24.7%, Sharpe 0.54, 24% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.3%, MDD -61.2%, exposure 100%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 3.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.4%p (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -43.9%, exposure 57%).

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=54, atrPeriod=21, mult=4
5.8%-24.7%0.540.234.7x5424%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=39
2.5%-14.6%0.460.172.0x164%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=31
5.6%-41.9%0.440.134.6x8248%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.02
8.2%-43.9%0.430.199.0x14757%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.12
9.3%-61.2%0.430.1511.9x5100%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=3.2
2.9%-29.4%0.390.102.2x3211%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.2
6.8%-54.3%0.380.136.2x11556%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=167
1.7%-58.0%0.180.031.6x7157%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=161
1.1%-53.7%0.150.021.4x5463%
MACD
fast=12, slow=29, signal=18
1.0%-70.0%0.140.011.3x37950%
Buy and hold9.3%-61.2%0.430.1511.7x1100%
1x 10x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -24.7% (1999-03-15 → 1999-12-01), recovered after 335 days.

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 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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