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Chemring Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Chemring Group PLC. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -44.7%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 9,786 (38.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.3%, drawdown -83.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.8%, MDD -78.7%, Sharpe 0.56, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 4.3%p (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -44.7%, exposure 62%).

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
Supertrend
period=10, mult=2.2
10.8%-78.7%0.560.1450.9x45853%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=259
9.8%-44.7%0.550.2235.0x3562%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.6
6.8%-51.0%0.520.1312.4x11236%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=211
9.1%-73.4%0.510.1228.0x5161%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=60
9.5%-61.8%0.500.1532.2x8167%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=12
7.4%-59.8%0.460.1215.4x26549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=2.3
6.6%-39.4%0.460.1711.5x20831%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=-0.01
5.4%-88.5%0.350.067.4x27764%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.36
4.8%-90.0%0.310.056.0x66453%
MACD
fast=10, slow=38, signal=17
3.6%-74.6%0.260.053.9x52649%
Buy and hold8.3%-83.0%0.400.1021.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -62% -83% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -78.7% (2010-02-04 → 2023-10-26), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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