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Halfords Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Halfords Group Plc. 8 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 0.5%, MDD -22.7%).

Data 2004-06-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,612 (22.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.4%, drawdown -90.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -25.7%, Sharpe 0.43, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 5.2%, MDD -51.5%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 5.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.1%p (CAGR 0.5%, MDD -22.7%, exposure 5%).

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=61, threshold=18
4.7%-25.7%0.430.182.7x2314%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.9
5.2%-51.5%0.320.103.1x5746%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.8
2.3%-29.7%0.250.081.7x258%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=40, exitN=26
1.5%-53.1%0.180.031.4x7342%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=0.17
1.6%-49.9%0.170.031.4x11911%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=106
0.5%-69.8%0.140.011.1x8348%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=53
0.1%-70.4%0.130.001.0x8149%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=3.5
0.5%-22.7%0.120.021.1x215%
MACD
fast=12, slow=30, signal=12
-5.1%-86.6%-0.06-0.060.3x34051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-9.0%-91.3%-0.21-0.100.1x40151%
Buy and hold-0.4%-90.8%0.19-0.000.9x1100%
1x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -25.7% (2010-06-23 → 2020-11-02), recovered after 3,852 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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