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Life & Banc Split Corp A 2006-29.11.18 Ext to 30.10.23 Further Ext to 30.10.28 backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Life & Banc Split Corp A 2006-29.11.18 Ext to 30.10.23 Further Ext to 30.10.28. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -30.0%).

Data 2006-10-17 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 5,009 (20.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.1%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -38.8%, Sharpe 0.54, 29% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.0%p (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -30.0%, exposure 34%).

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=36, threshold=12
8.3%-38.8%0.540.214.9x11429%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=154, exitN=69
6.9%-30.0%0.520.233.8x1734%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=209
7.0%-45.5%0.480.153.8x2147%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=2
6.3%-43.7%0.460.153.4x9228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=149
7.0%-58.4%0.450.123.9x4553%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.5
5.7%-45.6%0.410.123.0x7032%
ROC 모멘텀
n=130, threshold=0.11
5.4%-38.4%0.410.142.8x11330%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=5
5.2%-47.9%0.340.112.7x6055%
MACD
fast=28, slow=63, signal=25
2.0%-74.9%0.200.031.5x16448%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.26
1.9%-57.8%0.200.031.4x58255%
Buy and hold1.1%-86.8%0.240.011.2x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -38.8% (2013-12-02 → 2020-08-10), recovered after 4,340 days.

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 120 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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