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TMX Group Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TMX Group Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2003-10-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,754 (22.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -61.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -43.1%, Sharpe 0.59, 63% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -57.9%, exposure 81%.

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
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.7
9.1%-43.1%0.590.217.4x6563%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=74
10.4%-57.9%0.580.189.6x5181%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=13
6.5%-30.0%0.520.224.2x13644%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=155
7.5%-40.9%0.500.185.3x4963%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=83
7.5%-40.7%0.490.185.2x5565%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.2
6.2%-35.7%0.490.173.9x10344%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=-0.03
5.1%-62.9%0.360.083.1x17171%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
4.2%-58.9%0.330.072.6x18556%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.3
3.3%-38.1%0.290.092.1x14748%
MACD
fast=22, slow=54, signal=27
3.3%-56.1%0.280.062.1x19748%
Buy and hold13.0%-61.0%0.620.2116.5x1100%
1x 10x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -43.1% (2006-01-31 → 2010-08-12), recovered after 3,838 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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