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BMO Junior Gold Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BMO Junior Gold Index ETF. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -37.5%).

Data 2010-01-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,146 (16.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.6%, drawdown -81.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -47.2%, Sharpe 0.57, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.7%p (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -37.5%, exposure 26%).

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=127, threshold=0.1
11.3%-47.2%0.570.245.9x9237%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=136, exitN=46
9.7%-37.5%0.550.264.6x1826%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=43
2.6%-7.7%0.540.331.5x62%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=77, atrPeriod=26, mult=4
6.4%-44.1%0.400.142.8x4231%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=51
5.8%-70.6%0.340.082.5x8651%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.4
3.4%-71.9%0.260.051.7x9446%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=3.3
1.7%-15.6%0.250.111.3x63%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=48
2.9%-69.3%0.240.041.6x8651%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-2.9%-70.8%0.03-0.040.6x37551%
MACD
fast=12, slow=36, signal=12
-3.1%-63.2%0.02-0.050.6x26550%
Buy and hold5.6%-81.8%0.340.072.5x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -47.2% (2016-07-11 → 2019-05-23), recovered after 1,477 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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