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RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -14.9%).

Data 2017-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,203 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.0%, drawdown -40.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -6.7%, Sharpe 1.35, 28% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -14.9%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.8%p (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -14.9%, exposure 61%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=24, mult=4
8.0%-6.7%1.351.202.0x2228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=90
12.6%-14.9%1.290.852.8x1961%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=18
8.7%-11.3%1.210.772.1x2941%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=23
5.7%-6.7%1.160.851.6x919%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=3.4
4.0%-6.5%1.150.611.4x611%
ROC 모멘텀
n=146, threshold=0.05
9.7%-21.8%1.130.442.3x3547%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
9.2%-20.6%1.030.452.2x4155%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=108
9.4%-25.1%1.000.382.2x1559%
MACD
fast=24, slow=30, signal=16
5.9%-18.4%0.630.321.7x9448%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
5.0%-23.3%0.530.211.5x15658%
Buy and hold11.0%-40.5%0.670.272.5x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -20% -30% -40% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -6.7% (2018-05-15 → 2019-10-03), recovered after 920 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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