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Topaz Energy Corp backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Topaz Energy Corp. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2020-10-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,472 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.6%, drawdown -26.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -34.1%, Sharpe 0.63, 82% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=61, threshold=-0.08
11.8%-34.1%0.630.351.9x4182%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=51
10.0%-27.0%0.600.371.7x1169%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=117
9.7%-26.4%0.580.371.7x1566%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=129
10.5%-23.8%0.580.441.8x973%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=5
8.1%-26.5%0.500.311.6x1471%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
3.5%-29.2%0.290.121.2x8353%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=1.2
2.8%-19.7%0.250.141.2x4944%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=24, mult=1.4
0.7%-21.2%0.130.031.0x5142%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=31
0.1%-2.8%0.060.031.0x21%
MACD
fast=11, slow=56, signal=15
-4.3%-42.1%-0.18-0.100.8x8349%
Buy and hold16.6%-26.7%0.770.622.5x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -17% -26% -34% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -34.1% (2022-05-17 → 2024-02-08), recovered after 919 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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