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SAMSUNG KODEX US Semiconductor ETF Units backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SAMSUNG KODEX US Semiconductor ETF Units. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 35.3%, MDD -22.6%).

Data 2021-06-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,222 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 39.1%, drawdown -37.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 31.1%, MDD -24.2%, Sharpe 1.49, 47% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 36.2%, MDD -32.2%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 8.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.8%p (CAGR 35.3%, MDD -22.6%, exposure 70%).

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=18, slow=57, signal=15
31.1%-24.2%1.491.294.0x4447%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.7
35.3%-22.6%1.421.564.6x2270%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.1
31.7%-20.4%1.391.554.0x2460%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=11
30.2%-18.9%1.371.603.8x4058%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=206
36.2%-32.2%1.351.124.8x364%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=35
29.1%-22.4%1.321.303.7x1054%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=24
30.9%-27.0%1.301.143.9x3468%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
31.1%-25.1%1.281.244.0x2870%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.04
33.7%-32.2%1.271.054.4x2564%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=2.2
22.3%-18.0%1.241.242.8x2838%
Buy and hold39.1%-37.0%1.181.065.4x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -9% -18% -28% -37% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -24.2% (2021-11-22 → 2022-06-16), recovered after 554 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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