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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Americas Gold and Silver Corporation. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -42.7%).

Data 2003-10-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,726 (22.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.1%, drawdown -99.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.4%, MDD -42.7%, Sharpe 0.44, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 10.2%, MDD -76.7%, exposure 23%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 16.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.8%p (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -42.7%, exposure 13%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=3
9.4%-42.7%0.440.227.8x4213%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=160
10.1%-88.3%0.440.119.0x6446%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=20
10.2%-76.7%0.440.139.2x13623%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=196
9.2%-76.9%0.420.127.3x3040%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=68, exitN=66
8.9%-83.0%0.420.116.9x3644%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.05
8.1%-76.6%0.400.115.9x20643%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=68, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.2
7.9%-64.1%0.390.125.7x6425%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
0.7%-93.3%0.280.011.2x16244%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3
-3.0%-95.7%0.20-0.030.5x19041%
MACD
fast=11, slow=47, signal=10
-14.4%-99.4%0.04-0.140.0x39750%
Buy and hold-7.1%-99.4%0.34-0.070.2x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -99% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.7% (2016-05-02 → 2018-05-07), recovered after 3,552 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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