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iFreeETF Nikkei225 Leveraged Index Units 2014-Without Fixed maturity backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iFreeETF Nikkei225 Leveraged Index Units 2014-Without Fixed maturity. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -17.8%).

Data 2014-12-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,849 (11.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.5%, drawdown -96.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.0%, MDD -35.1%, Sharpe 0.61, 31% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 12.5%, MDD -42.4%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 17.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.0%p (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -17.8%, exposure 10%).

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=55, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.8
10.0%-35.1%0.610.293.0x3031%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.1
12.5%-42.4%0.610.293.9x5857%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=118, exitN=15
8.7%-26.5%0.610.332.6x3023%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=24
11.6%-47.0%0.550.253.6x14659%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=2.6
7.1%-23.9%0.530.302.2x2215%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=31
4.9%-17.8%0.490.271.7x1810%
ROC 모멘텀
n=108, threshold=0.24
2.4%-33.6%0.220.071.3x6426%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=268
-15.0%-96.1%0.18-0.160.2x2062%
MACD
fast=19, slow=57, signal=18
-18.1%-96.9%0.07-0.190.1x10749%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.2
-19.0%-96.2%0.05-0.200.1x28256%
Buy and hold-7.5%-96.1%0.41-0.080.4x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.1% (2021-02-16 → 2023-05-08), recovered after 1,109 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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