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5N Plus Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of 5N Plus Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 16.1%, MDD -49.9%).

Data 2007-12-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,690 (18.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.4%, drawdown -92.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 19.4%, MDD -57.4%, Sharpe 0.66, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 19.9%, MDD -67.0%, exposure 75%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 11.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.3%p (CAGR 16.1%, MDD -49.9%, exposure 48%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=126
19.4%-57.4%0.660.3427.4x3452%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=67
19.9%-67.0%0.630.3029.8x4075%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=0.06
16.7%-51.5%0.630.3217.9x12846%
Supertrend
period=33, mult=5
18.0%-69.1%0.630.2622.0x4254%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=1.7
15.7%-50.4%0.620.3115.3x10236%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=109
16.1%-49.9%0.600.3216.2x4648%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.1
14.4%-62.6%0.560.2312.5x10843%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
12.4%-66.0%0.490.198.8x20450%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=23
6.9%-35.7%0.470.193.5x2811%
MACD
fast=23, slow=29, signal=10
3.3%-84.3%0.280.041.8x22450%
Buy and hold8.4%-92.7%0.430.094.5x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -57.4% (2017-08-04 → 2020-07-31), recovered after 1,281 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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