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Filtronic plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Filtronic plc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -65.4%).

Data 1994-11-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,110 (31.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -12.5%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR -6.3%, MDD -99.9%, Sharpe 0.39, 64% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -81.5%, exposure 36%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 6.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 0.1%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -65.4%, exposure 9%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=65, exitN=82
-6.3%-99.9%0.39-0.060.1x3564%
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=0.17
8.4%-81.5%0.390.1012.8x17336%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.14
-7.9%-99.9%0.34-0.080.1x51049%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.8
5.9%-79.1%0.320.076.1x13029%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=2.9
-8.7%-100.0%0.32-0.090.1x23658%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=59
-8.5%-100.0%0.32-0.090.1x9248%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=147
-9.2%-100.0%0.31-0.090.0x6952%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.6
4.8%-75.5%0.300.064.5x12431%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=30
4.5%-65.4%0.280.074.1x209%
MACD
fast=17, slow=46, signal=17
1.9%-93.8%0.250.021.8x30051%
Buy and hold-12.5%-100.0%0.32-0.120.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -99.9% (2004-01-16 → 2012-01-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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