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Harbour Energy Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Harbour Energy Plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -14.2%).

Data 2021-04-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,345 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -9.8%, drawdown -71.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 12.2%, MDD -14.2%, Sharpe 0.70, 12% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 22.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 57.3%p (CAGR 12.2%, MDD -14.2%, exposure 12%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=2.6
12.2%-14.2%0.700.861.8x1412%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.4
10.6%-19.8%0.570.531.7x3020%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=28
-0.3%-40.7%0.16-0.011.0x2758%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=3
0.1%-50.0%0.150.001.0x2848%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=15
-1.5%-38.6%0.05-0.040.9x6426%
MACD
fast=7, slow=38, signal=11
-4.2%-62.9%0.01-0.070.8x9947%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=194
-3.6%-58.3%0.00-0.060.8x741%
ROC 모멘텀
n=9, threshold=0.1
-1.7%-28.6%-0.05-0.060.9x769%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.36
-9.2%-63.9%-0.18-0.140.6x16048%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=31
-11.0%-58.5%-0.27-0.190.5x3243%
Buy and hold-9.8%-71.5%-0.01-0.140.6x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -71% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.2% (2021-12-08 → 2022-03-09), recovered after 105 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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