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BetaPro Canadian Gold Miners -2x Daily Bear ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BetaPro Canadian Gold Miners -2x Daily Bear ETF. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR -2.0%, MDD -43.5%).

Data 2007-06-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,813 (19.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -45.4%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR -2.3%, MDD -61.3%, Sharpe -0.01, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR -2.0%, MDD -43.5%, exposure 3%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 43.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.7%p (CAGR -2.0%, MDD -43.5%, exposure 3%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=18
-2.3%-61.3%-0.01-0.040.6x225%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=7, mult=3.8
-2.0%-43.5%-0.05-0.050.7x163%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=88
-12.0%-92.3%-0.06-0.130.1x7234%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=171
-10.8%-94.6%-0.08-0.110.1x3020%
ROC 모멘텀
n=68, threshold=0.26
-10.1%-88.7%-0.13-0.110.1x14213%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=2.9
-6.5%-75.9%-0.13-0.090.3x389%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.6
-18.7%-98.7%-0.19-0.190.0x7439%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-21.0%-99.0%-0.25-0.210.0x16041%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=52, exitN=38
-18.3%-98.2%-0.25-0.190.0x5031%
MACD
fast=12, slow=46, signal=16
-31.7%-99.9%-0.39-0.320.0x25055%
Buy and hold-45.4%-100.0%-0.41-0.450.0x1100%
0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -61.3% (2013-04-17 → 2026-03-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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