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Kinross Gold Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kinross Gold Corporation. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -47.6%).

Data 2002-07-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,045 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.3%, drawdown -92.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -47.6%, Sharpe 0.45, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.2%, MDD -73.1%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.2%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -47.6%, exposure 21%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=228, exitN=40
7.9%-47.6%0.450.176.3x2221%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=211
9.2%-73.1%0.430.138.3x2849%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=193
8.2%-65.4%0.400.136.7x3047%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=3.5
1.4%-17.0%0.300.081.4x42%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=61, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.1
3.8%-61.4%0.280.062.5x6825%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=16
3.1%-48.8%0.260.062.1x6815%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=0.02
2.8%-88.3%0.250.031.9x24448%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.3
-2.4%-85.2%0.11-0.030.6x33449%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4
-4.0%-93.8%0.04-0.040.4x12044%
MACD
fast=14, slow=61, signal=24
-5.9%-94.1%0.00-0.060.2x26550%
Buy and hold5.3%-92.7%0.350.063.4x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -47.6% (2006-01-31 → 2007-12-17), recovered after 3,720 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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