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Fubon Taiwan Technology ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fubon Taiwan Technology ETF. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -12.6%).

Data 2008-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,549 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.1%, drawdown -86.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 8.8%, MDD -40.9%, Sharpe 0.58, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 6.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.7%p (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -12.6%, exposure 7%).

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=35, slow=42, signal=20
8.8%-40.9%0.580.224.8x15254%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
6.8%-54.4%0.460.133.4x14458%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=75
2.5%-86.8%0.370.031.6x5387%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=38
2.0%-12.6%0.350.161.4x367%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2.6
2.7%-47.9%0.330.061.7x7416%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=-0.08
-1.3%-86.9%0.24-0.020.8x9780%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=88
-1.5%-86.6%0.23-0.020.8x5163%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=113
-2.4%-86.7%0.19-0.030.6x3065%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=5
-2.7%-86.6%0.18-0.030.6x9061%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=15, mult=3
-5.2%-87.1%0.07-0.060.4x8844%
Buy and hold2.1%-86.6%0.350.021.5x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -40.9% (2009-04-27 → 2019-01-24), recovered after 4,103 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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