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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 10.0%, MDD -44.7%).

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

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.5%, drawdown -83.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.9%, MDD -78.7%, Sharpe 0.56, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 4.3%p (CAGR 10.0%, 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
10.9%-78.7%0.560.1450.7x45753%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=259
10.0%-44.7%0.560.2237.5x3562%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.6
7.2%-51.0%0.550.1414.0x11036%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=211
9.3%-73.4%0.520.1330.0x5161%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=60
9.9%-61.8%0.510.1637.0x8067%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=12
7.6%-59.8%0.470.1316.5x26549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=2.3
6.6%-39.4%0.460.1711.5x20731%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=-0.01
5.6%-88.5%0.360.067.9x27764%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.36
4.7%-90.0%0.310.055.8x66353%
MACD
fast=10, slow=38, signal=17
3.6%-74.6%0.260.053.8x52549%
Buy and hold8.5%-83.0%0.410.1022.6x1100%
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 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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