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TD Canadian Equity Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TD Canadian Equity Index ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 96% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -18.7%).

Data 2016-03-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,595 (10.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.9%, drawdown -37.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -26.8%, Sharpe 0.85, 96% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 10.3%p (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -18.7%, exposure 82%).

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
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=8, threshold=-0.04
9.8%-26.8%0.850.372.6x5596%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=81
8.5%-18.7%0.850.452.3x1782%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=139
5.5%-21.1%0.620.261.7x3173%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=129
5.1%-23.2%0.600.221.7x3571%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=40, threshold=23
1.4%-3.7%0.470.381.2x47%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=66, k=1.6
2.9%-21.3%0.450.141.3x4149%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=5
2.0%-28.9%0.270.071.2x7165%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.3
1.1%-20.9%0.200.051.1x5350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.04
1.1%-31.2%0.170.031.1x10768%
MACD
fast=19, slow=32, signal=9
-1.2%-27.8%-0.12-0.040.9x16249%
Buy and hold9.9%-37.0%0.720.272.7x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -19% -28% -37% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -26.8% (2021-11-12 → 2023-10-31), recovered after 1,343 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 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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