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Altus Group Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Altus Group Limited. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 8.9%, MDD -33.5%).

Data 2008-07-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,523 (18.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.0%, drawdown -83.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.2%, MDD -46.6%, Sharpe 0.60, 42% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -45.1%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.4%p (CAGR 8.9%, MDD -33.5%, exposure 38%).

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=66, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.9
10.2%-46.6%0.600.225.7x7242%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=3.6
11.0%-42.2%0.580.266.6x8453%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=36
11.2%-45.1%0.580.256.7x9155%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=177
11.0%-59.7%0.580.186.5x2858%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=1.8
8.9%-33.5%0.560.274.6x7438%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=68, exitN=28
8.3%-45.6%0.540.184.2x4435%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=0.13
7.1%-40.3%0.480.183.4x11837%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
4.9%-70.6%0.320.072.4x28355%
MACD
fast=14, slow=40, signal=12
4.9%-55.0%0.320.092.4x23350%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=13
4.1%-66.4%0.320.062.1x13839%
Buy and hold6.0%-83.0%0.340.072.8x1100%
1x 10x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 EMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.6% (2021-04-22 → 2026-04-23), 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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