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iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -16.4%).

Data 2012-01-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,645 (14.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.1%, drawdown -47.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.1%, MDD -16.6%, Sharpe 0.96, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.8%p (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -16.4%, 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=62, exitN=45
6.1%-16.6%0.960.372.4x2554%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=-0.02
6.0%-16.4%0.770.372.3x6971%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=22
2.1%-10.2%0.720.201.3x1113%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=119
4.9%-19.1%0.700.262.0x4165%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=119
4.0%-24.3%0.580.161.8x4564%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.5
2.6%-19.0%0.460.141.5x7347%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.7
2.9%-28.1%0.410.101.5x6562%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=64, k=2.7
1.2%-7.9%0.410.161.2x1010%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
-0.7%-43.1%-0.03-0.020.9x24559%
MACD
fast=18, slow=41, signal=20
-1.4%-35.2%-0.14-0.040.8x16148%
Buy and hold5.1%-47.4%0.410.112.0x1100%
1x 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% -12% -24% -36% -47% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.6% (2022-04-20 → 2024-02-13), recovered after 1,225 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 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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