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Scentre Group backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Scentre Group. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -22.5%).

Data 2010-12-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,952 (15.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.5%, drawdown -73.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.7%, MDD -47.3%, Sharpe 0.35, 99% 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 3.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.0%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -22.5%, exposure 37%).

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 99%
n=8, threshold=-0.1
5.7%-47.3%0.350.122.4x1999%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=170
3.5%-39.5%0.300.091.7x2953%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=104, exitN=33
2.3%-22.5%0.240.101.4x2437%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=214
1.6%-41.2%0.180.041.3x1753%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=3.2
0.2%-8.5%0.060.021.0x62%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=3.8
-0.6%-44.9%0.05-0.010.9x6158%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.5
0.1%-4.8%0.040.021.0x21%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=23
-0.1%-24.2%0.02-0.001.0x249%
MACD
fast=14, slow=50, signal=15
-4.8%-58.7%-0.21-0.080.5x21449%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-5.2%-63.2%-0.23-0.080.4x13953%
Buy and hold2.5%-73.4%0.220.031.5x1100%
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% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -47.3% (2016-07-28 → 2020-03-09), recovered after 1,916 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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