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iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged). 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 12.8%, MDD -29.1%).

Data 2011-05-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,822 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.5%, drawdown -36.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -38.4%, Sharpe 0.81, 91% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by -1.9%p (CAGR 12.8%, MDD -29.1%, exposure 78%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=153, threshold=-0.1
14.0%-38.4%0.810.377.4x3191%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=139
12.8%-29.1%0.810.446.2x1978%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=107
10.8%-24.3%0.750.444.8x4380%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=49
11.3%-41.1%0.730.285.1x4886%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
8.2%-31.1%0.680.263.3x6666%
MACD
fast=20, slow=74, signal=30
5.8%-34.4%0.530.172.3x11854%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
5.0%-28.7%0.440.172.1x15065%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.4
4.2%-26.7%0.420.161.9x9057%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.2
3.6%-24.7%0.360.151.7x9857%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=15
1.5%-22.3%0.220.071.2x7424%
Buy and hold16.5%-36.5%0.840.4510.2x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -19% -29% -38% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -38.4% (2021-11-19 → 2023-01-18), recovered after 914 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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