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Barratt Redrow plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Barratt Redrow plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.3%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,766 (38.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.4%, drawdown -97.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.3%, Sharpe 0.41, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.4%, MDD -84.9%, exposure 81%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.6%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -28.3%, exposure 8%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=3.5
3.7%-28.3%0.410.133.9x338%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=55
9.4%-84.9%0.410.1130.5x12981%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=80
6.9%-73.2%0.390.0912.6x7852%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=138
6.6%-81.2%0.380.0811.4x7452%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.7
5.9%-60.4%0.340.108.9x22354%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=-0.01
5.6%-69.1%0.320.087.8x27257%
MACD
fast=17, slow=35, signal=23
5.5%-67.0%0.310.087.8x42753%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=22
3.4%-48.5%0.280.073.5x16819%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.08
3.0%-76.0%0.240.043.1x71552%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.3
1.5%-65.0%0.170.021.8x15628%
Buy and hold2.4%-97.0%0.270.022.5x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.3% (2000-11-28 → 2005-01-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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