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Cogeco Communications Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cogeco Communications Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.0%, MDD -23.7%).

Data 1996-08-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,530 (30.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.8%, drawdown -85.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -23.7%, Sharpe 0.58, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -51.3%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.0%p (CAGR 7.0%, MDD -23.7%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.8
7.0%-23.7%0.580.297.5x7023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=9
6.1%-31.5%0.550.196.0x10822%
MACD
fast=29, slow=57, signal=20
7.2%-51.3%0.450.148.1x21851%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=3.1
4.6%-33.8%0.450.143.9x6416%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=191
6.8%-47.5%0.420.147.1x5256%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
6.2%-55.4%0.390.116.0x24254%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.04
5.8%-48.0%0.390.125.4x18847%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=164
5.7%-52.5%0.370.115.2x5853%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=3.8
5.4%-55.2%0.350.104.8x14654%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=30
2.6%-15.1%0.330.172.2x4210%
Buy and hold6.8%-85.6%0.370.087.2x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 MACDKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdMACDKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.7% (2000-03-24 → 2003-03-31), recovered after 1,146 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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