Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Suncor Energy Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Suncor Energy Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -57.1%).

Data 1995-01-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,930 (31.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -79.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.2%, MDD -57.1%, Sharpe 0.54, 92% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.1%p (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -57.1%, exposure 92%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=93
12.2%-57.1%0.540.2138.1x7992%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=70, slow=187
9.5%-57.7%0.490.1617.4x3970%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=201
8.8%-54.8%0.470.1614.3x5568%
ROC 모멘텀
n=75, threshold=-0.09
7.6%-52.2%0.410.1510.2x23585%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=86, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
3.9%-45.2%0.320.093.4x7132%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.7
4.2%-60.7%0.300.073.7x11162%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.4
1.2%-23.7%0.200.051.4x145%
MACD
fast=23, slow=48, signal=14
1.3%-80.7%0.170.021.5x35950%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.42
0.3%-80.2%0.130.001.1x28756%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=31
0.1%-10.3%0.070.011.0x81%
Buy and hold13.0%-79.3%0.530.1647.8x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -57.1% (2008-05-20 → 2009-02-23), recovered after 4,763 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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