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AJ Bell Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AJ Bell Plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2018-12-07 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 1,950 (7.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.1%, drawdown -48.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -19.5%, Sharpe 0.72, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 11.7%, MDD -43.6%, exposure 53%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=23
8.1%-19.5%0.720.421.8x810%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.6
11.7%-43.6%0.570.272.4x3553%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=47
9.6%-36.2%0.500.272.0x1151%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=12, mult=2
6.8%-39.8%0.470.171.7x2422%
ROC 모멘텀
n=33, threshold=0.11
6.0%-31.1%0.430.191.6x5619%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=2.3
6.3%-32.2%0.420.191.6x3228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=174
5.4%-25.4%0.350.211.5x1750%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=75
5.0%-49.1%0.330.101.5x4153%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
0.5%-71.9%0.140.011.0x15053%
MACD
fast=11, slow=56, signal=16
0.5%-57.6%0.140.011.0x9846%
Buy and hold14.1%-48.4%0.550.292.8x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -24% -36% -48% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -19.5% (2019-05-09 → 2019-06-13), recovered after 1,908 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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