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iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged). 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 12.7%, MDD -29.1%).

Data 2011-05-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,822 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.0%, drawdown -38.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -32.1%, Sharpe 0.84, 91% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 6.6%p (CAGR 12.7%, MDD -29.1%, exposure 78%).

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=153, threshold=-0.1
14.6%-32.1%0.840.458.0x2791%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=139
12.7%-29.1%0.800.446.2x1978%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=107
11.3%-24.3%0.780.465.1x4179%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
9.4%-18.3%0.780.513.9x6465%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=49
11.4%-40.4%0.740.285.1x4886%
MACD
fast=20, slow=74, signal=30
6.0%-31.8%0.550.192.4x11854%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.4
4.5%-26.7%0.440.171.9x8857%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
4.8%-29.3%0.420.162.0x15065%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.2
3.6%-24.7%0.360.151.7x9857%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=15
1.6%-18.3%0.240.091.3x7424%
Buy and hold16.0%-38.7%0.820.419.6x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -19% -29% -39% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -32.1% (2021-11-19 → 2023-01-18), recovered after 790 days.

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 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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