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Burberry Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Burberry Group plc. 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 11.2%, MDD -59.5%).

Data 2002-07-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,106 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.1%, drawdown -78.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -59.5%, Sharpe 0.50, 81% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.9%p (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -59.5%, exposure 81%).

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=19, exitN=71
11.2%-59.5%0.500.1913.0x4981%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=39
1.4%-13.9%0.370.101.4x42%
ROC 모멘텀
n=130, threshold=-0.08
6.5%-60.1%0.370.114.6x13973%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=115
6.0%-64.4%0.360.094.1x5658%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=173
5.0%-54.5%0.320.093.3x5261%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.3
3.2%-50.5%0.260.062.1x6428%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
2.1%-58.7%0.210.041.6x19153%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
1.3%-73.1%0.180.021.4x8158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=1.4
1.5%-46.9%0.170.031.4x12744%
MACD
fast=11, slow=18, signal=15
-0.4%-74.6%0.11-0.000.9x43151%
Buy and hold7.1%-78.4%0.370.095.3x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -39% -59% -78% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.5% (2011-07-25 → 2016-06-27), recovered after 3,518 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 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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