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iShares Future AI & Tech ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Future AI & Tech ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%).

Data 2018-06-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,033 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.6%, drawdown -55.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -35.8%, Sharpe 0.71, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 77%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.9%p (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 77%).

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=7, slow=103, signal=20
11.8%-35.8%0.710.332.5x9252%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=15, mult=0.7
11.1%-33.2%0.680.342.3x9455%
ROC 모멘텀
n=184, threshold=-0.09
13.0%-35.4%0.650.372.7x2177%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=1.1
9.6%-31.7%0.630.302.1x7248%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=1.9
10.6%-40.4%0.620.262.3x13260%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=68
10.0%-40.3%0.600.252.2x5460%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=145
10.5%-31.6%0.570.332.2x1170%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
8.8%-43.4%0.550.202.0x11056%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=9
6.6%-36.3%0.470.181.7x8447%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=47
7.4%-43.6%0.460.171.8x2261%
Buy and hold13.6%-55.8%0.590.242.8x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -35.8% (2021-02-16 → 2022-07-14), recovered after 1,695 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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