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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 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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