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EQB Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EQB Inc. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.9%, MDD -42.7%).

Data 2004-05-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,582 (22.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.4%, drawdown -73.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -60.8%, Sharpe 0.69, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.7%p (CAGR 12.9%, MDD -42.7%, exposure 74%).

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
MACD
fast=19, slow=23, signal=21
13.2%-60.8%0.690.2215.7x22850%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=2.2
9.3%-33.1%0.650.287.3x16631%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=106
11.6%-50.1%0.640.2311.5x9361%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=36
12.9%-42.7%0.630.3014.9x8374%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=93
11.1%-47.8%0.620.2310.3x7164%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.5
10.6%-44.8%0.580.249.4x14158%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
10.8%-59.7%0.570.189.8x37255%
ROC 모멘텀
n=91, threshold=0.01
9.7%-46.4%0.560.217.8x20761%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=15
6.8%-44.6%0.460.154.3x18344%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.7
5.4%-38.4%0.440.143.2x11528%
Buy and hold12.4%-73.5%0.520.1713.5x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -37% -55% -74% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -60.8% (2006-03-01 → 2008-12-16), recovered after 1,815 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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