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Colliers International Group Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Colliers International Group Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 15.7%, MDD -49.6%).

Data 1996-04-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,605 (30.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.4%, drawdown -75.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 15.7%, MDD -49.6%, Sharpe 0.74, 62% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.9%p (CAGR 15.7%, MDD -49.6%, exposure 62%).

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
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.9
15.7%-49.6%0.740.3283.2x10062%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=104
14.0%-45.4%0.670.3153.0x9265%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=52
15.0%-63.4%0.660.2468.9x8172%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=198
13.5%-59.6%0.620.2346.2x4066%
ROC 모멘텀
n=159, threshold=0.01
12.7%-55.7%0.620.2337.6x14265%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
12.3%-39.5%0.610.3133.7x23154%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=1.1
10.5%-40.4%0.580.2620.7x25347%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=28, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.2
9.0%-33.1%0.560.2713.5x18436%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=4
9.2%-58.5%0.490.1614.4x35861%
MACD
fast=7, slow=55, signal=15
7.0%-69.7%0.400.107.7x47750%
Buy and hold16.4%-75.5%0.610.2298.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -75% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -49.6% (2007-07-17 → 2009-04-30), recovered after 993 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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