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HICL Infrastructure PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of HICL Infrastructure PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2006-03-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,140 (20.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.7%, drawdown -42.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.1%, MDD -0.5%, Sharpe 0.17, 0% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=24, threshold=39
0.1%-0.5%0.170.151.0x40%
ROC 모멘텀
n=26, threshold=0.15
0.1%-6.9%0.050.011.0x120%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=3.5
-0.2%-10.9%-0.03-0.021.0x105%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=179
-1.6%-48.9%-0.10-0.030.7x3960%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=273
-2.0%-50.2%-0.12-0.040.7x3164%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.9
-0.4%-12.1%-0.22-0.040.9x81%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=61
-4.2%-65.2%-0.31-0.060.4x6172%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
-4.9%-72.1%-0.43-0.070.4x6756%
MACD
fast=31, slow=54, signal=29
-7.0%-81.2%-0.65-0.090.2x18651%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-11.0%-92.0%-1.05-0.120.1x35353%
Buy and hold1.7%-42.7%0.190.041.4x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -21% -32% -43% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -0.5% (2023-07-07 → 2023-07-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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