SleepWell Trade

Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

etf · CA

BetaPro Canadian Gold Miners 2x Daily Bull ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BetaPro Canadian Gold Miners 2x Daily Bull ETF. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -27.5%).

Data 2007-06-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,813 (19.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.5%, drawdown -98.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -27.5%, Sharpe 0.44, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -67.2%, exposure 31%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 7.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 70.6%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -27.5%, exposure 3%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3.5
4.5%-27.5%0.440.162.3x63%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0.18
7.1%-67.2%0.370.113.7x14631%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=50
0.0%-93.2%0.270.001.0x5962%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=75, slow=149
1.7%-80.4%0.270.021.4x2439%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=111
0.8%-88.3%0.260.011.2x5845%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.18
-1.1%-96.8%0.22-0.010.8x41249%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.3
-5.0%-93.6%0.15-0.050.4x22148%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.6
0.6%-28.6%0.120.021.1x143%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=25
0.6%-27.5%0.110.021.1x122%
MACD
fast=18, slow=50, signal=15
-8.3%-91.5%0.10-0.090.2x24352%
Buy and hold-2.5%-98.0%0.34-0.030.6x1100%
0.1 1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.5% (2025-10-16 → 2025-10-22), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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.
Re-optimize the same period and setupMore CA assetsAll asset reports

Read next