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CGI Inc. Class A backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CGI Inc. Class A. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 17.9%, MDD -55.9%).

Data 1996-08-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,530 (30.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.6%, drawdown -84.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 11.5%, MDD -19.6%, Sharpe 0.89, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 17.9%, MDD -55.9%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 9.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.0%p (CAGR 17.9%, MDD -55.9%, exposure 65%).

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=47, threshold=31
11.5%-19.6%0.890.5925.8x46%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.6
14.0%-35.3%0.790.4051.3x8133%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=52
16.8%-56.4%0.790.30104.0x5656%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.9
9.9%-33.0%0.780.3017.0x327%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=64
17.9%-55.9%0.750.32137.4x6465%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=5
16.5%-58.7%0.750.2896.0x8159%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=92
15.5%-59.3%0.690.2676.0x8262%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
13.1%-72.4%0.610.1839.7x18161%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=-0.03
13.4%-63.1%0.600.2143.8x29370%
MACD
fast=13, slow=46, signal=23
7.8%-62.6%0.420.129.5x34750%
Buy and hold20.6%-84.6%0.700.24272.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -85% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -19.6% (1998-07-15 → 1998-08-17), 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 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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