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Samsung KODEX US NASDAQ 100 Total Return ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Samsung KODEX US NASDAQ 100 Total Return ETF. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 20.0%, MDD -13.5%).

Data 2021-04-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,278 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.1%, drawdown -31.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -10.0%, Sharpe 1.59, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 21.1%, MDD -14.8%, exposure 70%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.0%p (CAGR 20.0%, MDD -13.5%, exposure 66%).

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=38, atrPeriod=18, mult=3
18.2%-10.0%1.591.822.4x2051%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=17
19.0%-19.1%1.491.002.5x2659%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.5
20.6%-20.9%1.480.992.7x2667%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.02
21.1%-14.8%1.471.432.8x2070%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=37
20.0%-13.5%1.471.472.6x3266%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=1.3
17.9%-16.3%1.471.102.4x3057%
MACD
fast=24, slow=59, signal=14
17.6%-22.4%1.440.782.4x4049%
ROC 모멘텀
n=35, threshold=-0.01
20.0%-16.5%1.391.212.6x5070%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=215
18.5%-24.3%1.160.762.5x365%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=13
12.8%-26.3%1.030.491.9x6258%
Buy and hold20.1%-31.0%1.020.652.6x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -8% -16% -23% -31% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -10.0% (2024-12-26 → 2025-05-26), recovered after 204 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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