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Direxion Daily 20-Yr Treasury Bull 3x Shrs backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Direxion Daily 20-Yr Treasury Bull 3x Shrs. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -42.0%).

Data 2009-04-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,350 (17.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.6%, drawdown -94.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -55.7%, Sharpe 0.36, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 15.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.4%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -42.0%, exposure 10%).

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=36, slow=46, signal=26
6.5%-55.7%0.360.123.0x10050%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=185
5.3%-58.3%0.320.092.5x3244%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=2.8
3.5%-42.0%0.280.081.8x3210%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=118, exitN=45
3.8%-54.2%0.270.071.9x2429%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=185
3.7%-57.3%0.270.061.9x1838%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.8
2.1%-51.7%0.200.041.4x4216%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=0.06
1.0%-64.2%0.180.021.2x16838%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=11
1.1%-61.0%0.170.021.2x9631%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.9
0.3%-67.8%0.160.001.1x5842%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-4.8%-76.2%-0.01-0.060.4x14645%
Buy and hold-8.6%-94.1%0.02-0.090.2x1100%
1x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -94% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -55.7% (2020-03-09 → 2023-11-06), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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