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CSOP STAR 50 Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CSOP STAR 50 Index ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -27.8%).

Data 2021-02-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,341 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue HKEXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -65.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -39.2%, Sharpe 0.72, 45% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 14.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.1%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -27.8%, exposure 33%).

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
MACD
fast=10, slow=50, signal=19
18.2%-39.2%0.720.472.5x5245%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.6
13.5%-38.3%0.610.352.0x5843%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=61, slow=235
11.8%-27.8%0.600.421.8x333%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=1.5
12.7%-39.7%0.560.321.9x4030%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=153
8.9%-29.6%0.480.301.6x737%
ROC 모멘텀
n=146, threshold=-0.02
9.4%-38.3%0.450.251.6x3143%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.1
8.1%-39.8%0.430.201.5x3222%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
8.1%-52.9%0.420.151.5x6645%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=71
7.2%-41.2%0.380.171.5x1361%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=16
4.6%-44.9%0.300.101.3x8039%
Buy and hold3.9%-65.3%0.290.061.2x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -39.2% (2023-04-20 → 2024-08-21), recovered after 531 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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