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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -43.2%).

Data 1972-09-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,876 (53.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.8%, drawdown -71.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -46.9%, Sharpe 0.50, 55% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -63.6%, exposure 75%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.6%p (CAGR 6.9%, MDD -43.2%, exposure 64%).

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=53, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.1
6.6%-46.9%0.500.1431.7x31455%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.4
5.8%-43.5%0.500.1320.8x22447%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=12
6.3%-38.7%0.480.1627.1x38054%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=198
6.9%-43.2%0.480.1636.2x19064%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=59
8.3%-63.6%0.470.1371.8x19075%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
6.5%-52.3%0.460.1229.7x66657%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.11
7.4%-59.7%0.460.1246.0x17983%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=160
6.3%-45.7%0.450.1426.3x15462%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3
5.2%-59.6%0.400.0915.6x44058%
MACD
fast=15, slow=49, signal=14
5.1%-54.6%0.360.0914.6x60051%
Buy and hold7.8%-71.5%0.410.1157.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1973 1980 1987 1994 2001 2008 2015 2022 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -54% -71% 1973 1980 1987 1994 2001 2008 2015 2022 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.9% (2021-02-15 → 2024-10-01), 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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