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ICG Enterprise Trust PLC GBP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ICG Enterprise Trust PLC GBP. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 12.3%, MDD -44.4%).

Data 1981-09-30 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 11,548 (44.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.9%, drawdown -70.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -57.0%, Sharpe 0.69, 25% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.3%, MDD -44.4%, exposure 94%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 4.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 13.8%p (CAGR 12.3%, MDD -44.4%, exposure 94%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.6
6.6%-57.0%0.690.1217.4x15225%
ROC 모멘텀
n=28, threshold=-0.09
12.3%-44.4%0.650.28179.4x14994%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=45
11.5%-51.4%0.650.22134.8x18378%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=25
6.2%-50.1%0.630.1214.6x10232%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.32
7.7%-52.4%0.540.1528.4x55257%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=133
7.3%-55.4%0.510.1323.3x9170%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
7.8%-73.6%0.510.1128.7x21963%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=184
6.2%-52.2%0.460.1215.0x8769%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=2.7
4.5%-50.6%0.450.097.1x19929%
MACD
fast=13, slow=22, signal=18
4.2%-70.1%0.330.066.3x61050%
Buy and hold10.9%-70.8%0.550.15103.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -71% 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -57.0% (1984-02-28 → 1989-01-12), recovered after 3,454 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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