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Everplay Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Everplay Group Plc. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 19.8%, MDD -34.4%).

Data 2018-05-23 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 2,090 (8.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.3%, drawdown -82.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 19.8%, MDD -34.4%, Sharpe 0.74, 47% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 20.6%, MDD -43.5%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 17.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.5%p (CAGR 19.8%, MDD -34.4%, exposure 47%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=100
19.8%-34.4%0.740.584.5x1847%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.2
20.6%-43.5%0.740.474.7x19950%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=0.06
17.1%-36.5%0.690.473.7x5641%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=0.9
13.9%-38.1%0.560.362.9x17749%
MACD
fast=3, slow=28, signal=8
12.0%-59.1%0.520.202.6x24149%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=213
10.5%-53.8%0.490.192.3x1243%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=7, k=1.1
10.1%-56.7%0.470.182.2x26539%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=33
6.3%-58.4%0.360.111.7x1238%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=37
1.5%-15.9%0.240.091.1x41%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.3
-1.0%-45.8%0.01-0.020.9x1614%
Buy and hold2.3%-82.9%0.290.031.2x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARSMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -34.4% (2024-06-07 → 2024-09-11), recovered after 292 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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