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Ninety One Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ninety One Plc. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 6.6%, MDD -36.5%).

Data 2020-03-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,610 (6.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -56.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.7%, MDD -6.1%, Sharpe 0.50, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -36.5%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.6%p (CAGR 6.6%, MDD -36.5%, exposure 47%).

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=13, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.9
2.7%-6.1%0.500.451.2x44%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.5
6.6%-36.5%0.400.181.5x847%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=29
1.2%-6.3%0.330.201.1x23%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=90, exitN=8
2.3%-22.0%0.270.101.2x816%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=212
2.7%-20.0%0.240.131.2x841%
ROC 모멘텀
n=82, threshold=0.14
1.6%-17.9%0.220.091.1x3614%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=189
1.0%-31.2%0.140.031.1x542%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=2.4
0.6%-24.3%0.110.021.0x2618%
MACD
fast=15, slow=31, signal=7
-4.3%-51.5%-0.12-0.080.8x10647%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
-13.8%-69.6%-0.56-0.200.4x12247%
Buy and hold5.4%-56.7%0.320.091.4x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -43% -57% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -6.1% (2021-09-03 → 2025-05-06), recovered after 1,365 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 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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