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Boyd Group Services Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Boyd Group Services Inc. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 22.5%, MDD -55.2%).

Data 1999-11-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,709 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.8%, drawdown -91.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 12.5%, MDD -60.8%, Sharpe 0.58, 68% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 22.5%, MDD -55.2%, exposure 80%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.7%p (CAGR 22.5%, MDD -55.2%, exposure 80%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=166
12.5%-60.8%0.580.2023.1x8668%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=89, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.3
11.4%-52.8%0.580.2117.7x8452%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=50, threshold=6
10.9%-40.7%0.580.2716.0x16656%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=155
12.6%-61.1%0.570.2123.7x9466%
ROC 모멘텀
n=167, threshold=0.02
11.3%-64.4%0.540.1817.6x16267%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4
10.6%-75.0%0.510.1414.9x9963%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
9.3%-68.7%0.450.1410.8x31158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.5
7.7%-44.7%0.440.177.3x16544%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=58
22.5%-55.2%0.430.41224.4x5180%
MACD
fast=39, slow=59, signal=22
2.8%-79.9%0.240.032.1x19351%
Buy and hold16.8%-91.5%0.390.1862.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -60.8% (2002-01-09 → 2007-02-23), recovered after 2,883 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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