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Molten Ventures PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Molten Ventures PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.9%).

Data 2016-06-15 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 2,580 (10.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.5%, drawdown -82.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.9%, Sharpe 0.76, 40% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.4%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.9%, exposure 40%).

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=84, exitN=31
15.2%-27.9%0.760.544.2x1740%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=186
13.7%-56.5%0.610.243.7x1551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=2
11.3%-34.0%0.590.333.0x5733%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.4
11.1%-46.9%0.580.242.9x3140%
ROC 모멘텀
n=73, threshold=0.08
10.9%-42.7%0.550.262.9x8340%
Supertrend
period=33, mult=2.3
12.2%-66.3%0.540.183.2x7555%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=17
9.0%-33.1%0.510.272.4x5530%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=119
8.3%-64.2%0.420.132.3x2154%
MACD
fast=24, slow=52, signal=18
7.8%-62.5%0.400.132.2x8950%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
2.3%-76.6%0.220.031.3x8951%
Buy and hold8.5%-82.3%0.400.102.3x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.9% (2018-08-16 → 2020-07-24), recovered after 894 days.

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 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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