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Fidelity Special Values PLC GBP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fidelity Special Values PLC GBP. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.6%, MDD -25.2%).

Data 1994-11-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,102 (31.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.5%, drawdown -51.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -19.1%, Sharpe 0.87, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -35.1%, exposure 62%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.8%p (CAGR 8.6%, MDD -25.2%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.5
7.2%-19.1%0.870.389.2x12733%
Supertrend
period=38, mult=4.5
9.7%-35.1%0.770.2818.9x12762%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=22
5.7%-16.1%0.760.355.7x10827%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=79
8.6%-25.2%0.740.3413.7x4562%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=145
9.1%-30.1%0.720.3015.8x6367%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=59
8.6%-26.3%0.700.3313.5x6967%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.6
6.3%-37.2%0.650.176.9x13945%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.11
4.1%-29.4%0.490.143.6x22235%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
4.3%-61.0%0.400.073.8x40358%
MACD
fast=17, slow=28, signal=13
1.0%-66.7%0.140.011.4x45750%
Buy and hold10.5%-51.9%0.590.2023.5x1100%
1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.1% (2006-02-17 → 2009-04-21), recovered after 1,302 days.

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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