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Glencore plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Glencore plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -9.3%).

Data 2011-05-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,838 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.1%, drawdown -87.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -28.4%, Sharpe 0.66, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.7%p (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -9.3%, exposure 1%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=207, threshold=0.2
11.1%-28.4%0.660.394.9x4528%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=93, exitN=56
9.5%-33.9%0.530.284.0x1735%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=161
9.9%-44.1%0.520.224.2x2548%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=146
8.0%-41.8%0.450.193.2x2145%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=15
7.1%-37.1%0.440.192.8x6022%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2.3
6.2%-40.7%0.400.152.5x5227%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.7
1.3%-9.3%0.360.141.2x21%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.6
4.1%-61.9%0.290.071.8x4649%
MACD
fast=23, slow=46, signal=19
1.8%-69.3%0.200.031.3x14550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
-5.7%-72.7%-0.09-0.080.4x21051%
Buy and hold0.1%-87.1%0.210.001.0x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -28.4% (2017-10-24 → 2018-05-18), recovered after 1,291 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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