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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -18.6%).

Data 2011-02-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,888 (15.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.6%, drawdown -42.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -9.3%, Sharpe 0.74, 27% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -23.0%, exposure 58%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.3%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -18.6%, exposure 52%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=35, mult=3.2
3.3%-9.3%0.740.361.7x4027%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=59
4.6%-18.6%0.710.252.0x2752%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.2
4.3%-19.8%0.690.221.9x6749%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=77, slow=212
4.8%-23.0%0.650.212.1x1158%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=94
4.6%-19.2%0.630.242.0x3159%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.9
4.0%-18.3%0.620.221.8x7952%
ROC 모멘텀
n=69, threshold=-0.03
3.8%-28.8%0.490.131.8x9373%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=27
0.9%-7.2%0.400.131.2x107%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
0.7%-36.8%0.120.021.1x14258%
MACD
fast=15, slow=58, signal=19
-0.4%-39.0%-0.01-0.010.9x16851%
Buy and hold4.6%-42.6%0.380.112.0x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.3% (2018-01-19 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 1,154 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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