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Laurentian Bank of Canada backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Laurentian Bank of Canada. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -39.8%).

Data 1995-01-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,931 (31.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.1%, drawdown -60.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -46.3%, Sharpe 0.32, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 13.9%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -39.8%, exposure 51%).

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
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.7
4.0%-46.3%0.320.093.5x11852%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=50
3.7%-39.8%0.310.093.2x6651%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=84
2.6%-55.9%0.240.052.3x12653%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.6
1.8%-34.8%0.230.051.7x13219%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.3
1.1%-25.2%0.190.041.4x7010%
MACD
fast=13, slow=71, signal=25
1.0%-73.4%0.140.011.4x28650%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=127
1.0%-68.6%0.140.011.4x8954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=36
0.2%-9.9%0.090.021.1x103%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=0.2
0.0%-38.7%0.040.001.0x12010%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-1.9%-77.1%-0.03-0.020.5x23851%
Buy and hold3.1%-60.2%0.250.052.6x1100%
1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -46.3% (2009-11-23 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 5,853 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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