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Cranswick plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cranswick plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

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

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.3%, drawdown -51.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -30.3%, Sharpe 0.91, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -47.0%, exposure 60%.

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.4
7.2%-30.3%0.910.2414.3x11015%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=3
10.4%-47.0%0.620.2242.7x30160%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=132, exitN=84
9.5%-35.4%0.590.2732.1x4555%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=265
9.9%-40.6%0.580.2537.0x3570%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
8.7%-81.0%0.550.1124.1x42854%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=-0.11
10.3%-53.2%0.540.1941.7x13987%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=227
9.0%-53.1%0.530.1726.3x7567%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=29
5.7%-54.2%0.520.118.3x22827%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=2.8
4.4%-50.7%0.490.095.1x14619%
MACD
fast=24, slow=56, signal=23
4.2%-82.8%0.320.054.8x33249%
Buy and hold13.3%-51.5%0.610.26116.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.3% (2005-02-11 → 2020-01-23), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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