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ME Group International plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ME Group International plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -38.5%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,766 (38.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.6%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -57.4%, Sharpe 0.68, 26% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.3%p (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -38.5%, exposure 18%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=2.7
14.0%-57.4%0.680.24146.6x9826%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.7
10.8%-38.5%0.680.2850.0x9818%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=94, exitN=14
12.4%-70.0%0.640.1886.0x11423%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=31
7.9%-48.4%0.580.1618.1x4211%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=170
13.9%-68.8%0.580.20141.7x5249%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=179
12.4%-76.0%0.530.1686.0x8251%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=0.13
10.6%-80.1%0.510.1345.8x26432%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.04
11.7%-82.1%0.500.1467.0x35852%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.9
11.0%-76.8%0.500.1454.0x17653%
MACD
fast=18, slow=52, signal=19
-6.7%-99.6%0.22-0.070.1x40351%
Buy and hold2.6%-99.7%0.170.032.6x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -57.4% (2013-12-13 → 2021-03-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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