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Freehold Royalties Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Freehold Royalties Ltd.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -17.0%).

Data 2003-10-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,748 (22.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.1%, drawdown -90.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -17.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 9% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -49.1%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 2.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.9%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -17.0%, exposure 9%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=3.2
3.5%-17.0%0.430.202.2x149%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=168
6.6%-49.1%0.410.134.3x5954%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=131
6.3%-42.2%0.400.154.0x3355%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=52
4.8%-61.9%0.330.082.9x4756%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=29
1.8%-20.2%0.310.091.5x124%
ROC 모멘텀
n=135, threshold=-0.04
4.1%-55.1%0.290.072.5x15563%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.4
2.9%-52.7%0.270.061.9x8729%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.5
3.2%-66.1%0.260.052.0x7351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-5.8%-84.1%-0.16-0.070.3x30452%
MACD
fast=31, slow=44, signal=23
-6.4%-87.2%-0.18-0.070.2x21151%
Buy and hold1.1%-90.8%0.200.011.3x1100%
1x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.0% (2004-08-20 → 2008-03-24), recovered after 1,382 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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