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Methanex Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Methanex Corporation. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -43.5%).

Data 1995-01-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,930 (31.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -89.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.9%, MDD -63.1%, Sharpe 0.51, 72% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.0%p (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -43.5%, exposure 23%).

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=16, exitN=39
11.9%-63.1%0.510.1934.9x11972%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=164
9.3%-51.2%0.460.1816.6x5556%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=25
8.3%-50.5%0.430.1612.3x20356%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=1.7
6.8%-48.9%0.400.147.9x15439%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=8, mult=4
5.6%-43.5%0.390.135.5x6423%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.2
6.8%-65.2%0.380.108.0x12957%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
6.1%-58.7%0.350.106.5x25553%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=-0.01
5.6%-64.2%0.340.095.6x23957%
MACD
fast=24, slow=57, signal=17
4.7%-65.2%0.300.074.3x30352%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=19
3.2%-46.7%0.250.072.7x30032%
Buy and hold4.2%-89.1%0.310.053.6x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -63.1% (2007-01-24 → 2009-03-06), recovered after 958 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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