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Howden Joinery Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Howden Joinery Group PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 8.4%, MDD -31.8%).

Data 1992-07-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,712 (34.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -94.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -31.8%, Sharpe 0.58, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -45.7%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 2.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.6%p (CAGR 8.4%, MDD -31.8%, exposure 19%).

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=36, threshold=20
8.4%-31.8%0.580.2715.7x6019%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=88, exitN=69
9.8%-45.7%0.500.2124.2x5654%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=129, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.9
8.4%-56.1%0.480.1515.7x10645%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=156
8.5%-69.6%0.450.1215.9x5856%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=77, slow=205
7.0%-63.1%0.390.119.9x4059%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=0.11
6.1%-55.1%0.390.117.5x31038%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=5
6.6%-76.6%0.370.098.7x18758%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=3.1
3.3%-28.9%0.330.123.1x7411%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
1.2%-80.3%0.180.021.5x27253%
MACD
fast=12, slow=34, signal=17
-2.1%-89.2%0.06-0.020.5x47450%
Buy and hold5.8%-94.4%0.340.066.8x1100%
1x 10x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -94% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -31.8% (2001-06-13 → 2003-02-12), recovered after 730 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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