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IntegraFin Holdings PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IntegraFin Holdings PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -24.0%).

Data 2018-02-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,128 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.5%, drawdown -65.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -29.6%, Sharpe 0.67, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.9%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -24.0%, exposure 20%).

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
MACD
fast=20, slow=23, signal=17
13.2%-29.6%0.670.452.8x9252%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=2.2
9.9%-33.6%0.530.292.2x6356%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.6
6.8%-33.9%0.460.201.7x4335%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.5
4.6%-24.0%0.400.191.5x4220%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=24
4.8%-30.3%0.370.161.5x7429%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=212
5.1%-31.4%0.340.161.5x759%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=19, exitN=13
4.9%-42.0%0.340.121.5x5147%
ROC 모멘텀
n=18, threshold=0.04
4.0%-31.9%0.310.131.4x16633%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
4.4%-44.3%0.300.101.4x16152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=202
3.3%-35.2%0.260.091.3x1158%
Buy and hold4.5%-65.6%0.300.071.4x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -29.6% (2022-04-05 → 2022-07-07), recovered after 219 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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