Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

equity · GB

Kier Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kier Group plc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -38.5%).

Data 1996-12-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,562 (29.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.2%, drawdown -97.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.5%, MDD -47.7%, Sharpe 0.58, 45% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 10.5%, MDD -77.1%, exposure 39%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.2%p (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -38.5%, exposure 25%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=199, threshold=0.09
9.5%-47.7%0.580.2014.9x15845%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=1.3
10.5%-77.1%0.570.1419.2x55939%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=9, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.8
6.9%-40.0%0.560.177.2x14815%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=72, slow=180
10.0%-53.3%0.560.1916.7x3656%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=172
9.2%-64.5%0.530.1413.4x6356%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=38
10.1%-77.3%0.470.1317.1x13973%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=32
5.4%-38.5%0.420.144.8x20525%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.08
7.0%-82.8%0.400.087.4x45752%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.1
6.4%-77.6%0.380.086.3x19156%
MACD
fast=14, slow=24, signal=10
5.0%-85.1%0.310.064.2x48150%
Buy and hold2.2%-97.8%0.250.021.9x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -47.7% (2014-01-15 → 2021-04-27), recovered after 3,655 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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.
Re-run the same setupAll asset reports

Read next