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i-80 Gold Corp backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of i-80 Gold Corp. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -18.7%).

Data 2021-04-13 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,352 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.7%, drawdown -87.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 19.0%, MDD -35.5%, Sharpe 0.73, 24% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 18.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.4%p (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -18.7%, exposure 10%).

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=57, k=2.2
19.0%-35.5%0.730.542.6x1324%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=82, exitN=16
16.6%-25.6%0.720.652.3x920%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=62, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.5
13.4%-25.6%0.620.522.0x920%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=93
6.9%-47.5%0.370.141.4x1139%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=34
5.3%-18.7%0.360.281.3x1010%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=0.08
6.7%-60.6%0.360.111.4x4333%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=197
2.4%-58.8%0.240.041.1x835%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.4
-0.9%-76.2%0.19-0.011.0x1950%
MACD
fast=9, slow=24, signal=7
-8.0%-72.4%0.02-0.110.6x11948%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.22
-8.1%-66.0%0.01-0.120.6x15145%
Buy and hold0.7%-87.9%0.370.011.0x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.5% (2025-02-24 → 2025-08-25), recovered after 280 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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