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Imperial Metals Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Imperial Metals Corporation. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -62.9%).

Data 1996-05-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,596 (30.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.1%, drawdown -98.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 19.7%, MDD -64.2%, Sharpe 0.69, 22% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 22.6%, MDD -83.1%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 20.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.7%p (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -62.9%, exposure 16%).

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=33, k=2.9
19.7%-64.2%0.690.31231.9x9222%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=10
16.2%-62.9%0.670.2694.4x8016%
MACD
fast=26, slow=61, signal=18
22.6%-83.1%0.630.27470.2x23151%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.2
17.7%-71.5%0.610.25137.5x13028%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=58
15.6%-87.9%0.540.1879.1x17145%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=55
13.6%-84.8%0.510.1647.4x8244%
Supertrend
period=31, mult=4.2
12.8%-93.9%0.490.1437.9x11848%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=21
12.7%-90.6%0.480.1436.7x32634%
ROC 모멘텀
n=79, threshold=0.12
9.6%-84.4%0.420.1115.9x30034%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
8.8%-90.7%0.410.1012.9x42945%
Buy and hold-1.1%-98.9%0.35-0.010.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 MACD볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdMACD볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -64.2% (1996-12-09 → 2002-12-10), recovered after 2,468 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 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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