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iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF. 1 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 9.9%, MDD -17.9%).

Data 2017-06-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,291 (9.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.9%, drawdown -41.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.9%, MDD -17.9%, Sharpe 1.01, 88% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.6%p (CAGR 9.9%, MDD -17.9%, exposure 88%).

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=12, exitN=78
9.9%-17.9%1.010.562.4x1788%
ROC 모멘텀
n=77, threshold=-0.01
7.5%-18.1%0.950.421.9x5573%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=19
3.1%-4.5%0.910.701.3x1116%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=245
6.9%-24.4%0.880.281.8x1967%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.8
6.3%-17.6%0.810.361.7x3967%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=241
6.2%-26.1%0.800.241.7x2368%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.3
4.9%-16.3%0.680.301.5x5763%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3
1.6%-6.6%0.660.241.2x36%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.1
2.5%-20.0%0.310.121.2x16563%
MACD
fast=16, slow=24, signal=19
0.4%-21.4%0.090.021.0x11550%
Buy and hold8.9%-41.5%0.620.222.2x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -21% -31% -41% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.9% (2020-02-20 → 2020-05-14), recovered after 278 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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