UDN trading strategies, backtested
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund — profits when the US dollar weakens against major currencies. Every DeployQuant template run on UDN over 5.5 years of minute data, same engine, same window, sorted by return.
| Strategy | CAGR | max DD | Sharpe | trades | win rate | final value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMA-200 Trend + 15% Trailing Stop | 2.1% | −8.3% | 0.42 | 0 | — | $11,226 |
| SMA 10/50 Trend | 1.8% | −6.0% | 0.39 | 16 | 38% | $11,010 |
| 200-Day SMA Regime Filter | 1.4% | −5.4% | 0.32 | 17 | 53% | $10,778 |
| EMA 12/26 Trend | 1.2% | −9.9% | 0.27 | 21 | 24% | $10,657 |
| RSI(14) Mean Reversion | 0.7% | −14.6% | 0.17 | 17 | 65% | $10,411 |
| RSI(2) Dip Snapback | 0.6% | −17.3% | 0.15 | 167 | 56% | $10,344 |
| Drawdown Dip Buyer + 8% Target | 0.0% | −0.0% | 0.00 | 0 | — | $10,000 |
| 20-Day Momentum + Trailing Stop | 0.0% | −0.0% | 0.00 | 0 | — | $10,000 |
| 3-Month Momentum Switch | −0.5% | −9.7% | -0.15 | 4 | 50% | $9,731 |
| First-to-Last Day of Month | −0.6% | −22.6% | -0.05 | 67 | 51% | $9,668 |
| Weekly Entry + 7% Target | −0.7% | −21.3% | -0.05 | 14 | 21% | $9,645 |
| Golden Cross (SMA 50/200) | −1.1% | −11.1% | -0.22 | 3 | 33% | $9,425 |
| Buy & hold UDN | −1.0% | −22.7% | -0.10 | — | — | $9,455 |
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Frequently asked questions
What was the best strategy for UDN?
Of the 12 templates tested on UDN over 2021-01-04–2026-07-17, the strongest by CAGR was trend + trailing stop at 2.1% (max drawdown 8.3%), versus −1.0% for buy-and-hold. Best-in-hindsight is not a forecast — check drawdowns and trade counts before drawing conclusions.
Did any strategy beat buying and holding UDN?
11 of 12 templates beat UDN buy-and-hold (−1.0% CAGR) on this window; 12 of 12 had a shallower maximum drawdown than holding (22.7%).
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Backtests are hypothetical, computed by DeployQuant's engine on minute-resolution consolidated US market data (2021-01-04 to 2026-07-17, $10,000 starting capital, no margin, fees and slippage not modeled) and do not guarantee future results. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Live trading involves risk of loss.