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MDA Space Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MDA Space Ltd. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 26.3%, MDD -29.2%).

Data 2021-04-07 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,356 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.5%, drawdown -68.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 28.6%, MDD -31.4%, Sharpe 1.08, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 32.3%, MDD -52.5%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.9%p (CAGR 26.3%, MDD -29.2%, exposure 37%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=0.12
28.6%-31.4%1.080.913.9x5233%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=1.9
26.3%-29.2%1.000.903.5x4037%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.1
25.2%-32.6%0.990.773.4x6232%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.2
31.7%-56.4%0.970.564.4x16452%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=32
32.3%-52.5%0.950.614.5x5154%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=91, exitN=93
27.9%-48.1%0.800.583.8x361%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.8
24.2%-36.4%0.790.663.2x2255%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
14.1%-24.8%0.780.572.0x3019%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=249
24.2%-53.8%0.740.453.2x355%
MACD
fast=10, slow=58, signal=9
14.7%-52.4%0.590.282.1x8448%
Buy and hold20.5%-68.3%0.620.302.7x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -31.4% (2026-05-28 → 2026-06-26), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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.
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