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BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.7%, MDD -19.6%).

Data 2010-05-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,068 (16.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.5%, drawdown -37.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.7%, MDD -19.6%, Sharpe 0.65, 71% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.6%p (CAGR 5.7%, MDD -19.6%, exposure 71%).

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=42, exitN=63
5.7%-19.6%0.650.292.4x2971%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=118
4.2%-24.4%0.520.171.9x4767%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=73, k=0.8
3.4%-25.8%0.480.131.7x8158%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=90
3.9%-28.4%0.480.141.8x5368%
ROC 모멘텀
n=78, threshold=0
3.2%-23.3%0.420.141.7x10766%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.4
1.8%-29.3%0.270.061.3x10160%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=33
0.3%-2.5%0.250.111.0x21%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.7
1.4%-30.9%0.200.051.3x7967%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-3.9%-56.9%-0.40-0.070.5x16162%
MACD
fast=10, slow=54, signal=17
-3.8%-51.1%-0.44-0.070.5x23650%
Buy and hold6.5%-37.2%0.510.172.8x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -19% -28% -37% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.6% (2022-03-22 → 2022-10-12), recovered after 916 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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