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Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF. 10 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 -0.5%, MDD -16.3%).

Data 2008-11-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,450 (17.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -45.7%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR -2.2%, MDD -48.5%, Sharpe 0.02, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR -0.5%, MDD -16.3%, exposure 0%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 43.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.5%p (CAGR -0.5%, MDD -16.3%, exposure 0%).

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=18, atrPeriod=28, mult=4
-2.2%-48.5%0.02-0.050.7x142%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=75, exitN=21
-7.1%-77.6%-0.10-0.090.3x227%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=34
-0.5%-16.3%-0.12-0.030.9x20%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=3.1
-7.3%-79.2%-0.13-0.090.3x225%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=174
-7.1%-73.4%-0.23-0.100.3x2010%
ROC 모멘텀
n=38, threshold=0.09
-13.2%-94.6%-0.26-0.140.1x12411%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=151
-9.9%-86.1%-0.27-0.110.2x187%
Supertrend
period=32, mult=4.3
-15.8%-97.8%-0.32-0.160.0x7217%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-24.9%-99.4%-0.52-0.250.0x18430%
MACD
fast=17, slow=34, signal=15
-31.6%-99.9%-0.64-0.320.0x23354%
Buy and hold-45.7%-100.0%-0.85-0.460.0x1100%
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ADX / DI 방향성Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.5% (2020-03-23 → 2025-04-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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