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ITM Power PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ITM Power PLC. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -50.0%).

Data 2004-06-11 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 5,626 (22.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.2%, drawdown -97.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 21.2%, MDD -67.3%, Sharpe 0.63, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 18.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.0%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -50.0%, exposure 11%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=91, exitN=33
21.2%-67.3%0.630.3271.8x2828%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=2.7
15.2%-50.0%0.610.3023.0x9811%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.12
16.7%-88.8%0.540.1930.9x54245%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=0.1
16.6%-75.0%0.540.2230.1x14938%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=130
14.5%-83.8%0.510.1720.3x5844%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=92
14.5%-78.7%0.510.1820.1x4444%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.9
10.9%-72.5%0.450.159.9x3416%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
3.5%-91.3%0.320.042.2x6244%
MACD
fast=13, slow=36, signal=7
2.1%-94.3%0.310.021.6x41949%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=17
4.1%-69.8%0.300.062.4x7622%
Buy and hold3.2%-97.2%0.410.032.0x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -67.3% (2013-04-02 → 2017-07-06), recovered after 2,354 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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