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GB Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GB Group PLC. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 13.6%, MDD -48.6%).

Data 1993-06-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,484 (33.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.3%, drawdown -98.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 18.0%, MDD -63.8%, Sharpe 0.63, 41% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 18.8%, MDD -72.6%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 16.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.9%p (CAGR 13.6%, MDD -48.6%, exposure 25%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=21
18.0%-63.8%0.630.28239.4x46641%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=2.7
18.8%-72.6%0.620.26303.8x29153%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=12, mult=0.9
14.3%-56.4%0.540.2585.1x45533%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=10, k=2.1
13.6%-48.6%0.540.2869.3x40025%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
14.6%-72.8%0.530.2092.0x52948%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=377
9.8%-76.4%0.430.1322.0x3049%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=336
9.1%-78.6%0.410.1217.8x4651%
MACD
fast=6, slow=47, signal=8
5.6%-77.2%0.320.076.1x69948%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=103, exitN=57
5.5%-85.0%0.310.065.9x5243%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=-0.04
3.2%-86.0%0.260.042.8x19461%
Buy and hold1.3%-98.7%0.270.011.5x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -63.8% (2000-02-21 → 2001-11-28), recovered after 1,205 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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