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Strathcona Resources Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Strathcona Resources Ltd.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 12.3%, MDD -69.4%).

Data 2010-03-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,104 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.3%, drawdown -95.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 22.7%, MDD -77.9%, Sharpe 0.64, 36% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 19.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.4%p (CAGR 12.3%, MDD -69.4%, exposure 40%).

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=44, threshold=10
22.7%-77.9%0.640.2928.3x9536%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.08
13.0%-90.0%0.490.147.4x16944%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=179
12.3%-69.4%0.480.186.7x3340%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=58, exitN=132
6.7%-88.2%0.440.082.9x2759%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=198
9.2%-80.2%0.420.114.2x2137%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=2.6
8.4%-86.6%0.420.103.8x5226%
ROC 모멘텀
n=67, threshold=0.07
3.2%-86.9%0.340.041.7x19937%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.7
1.9%-92.3%0.320.021.4x6445%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.2
-1.5%-95.6%0.24-0.020.8x9228%
MACD
fast=10, slow=32, signal=18
-6.2%-98.7%0.21-0.060.3x26352%
Buy and hold3.3%-95.2%0.490.031.7x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -77.9% (2010-09-28 → 2014-03-03), recovered after 1,603 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 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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