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NCC Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NCC Group plc. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -51.9%).

Data 2004-07-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,586 (22.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.4%, drawdown -76.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.6%, MDD -8.0%, Sharpe 0.56, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -51.9%, exposure 60%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 4.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.5%p (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -51.9%, exposure 60%).

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=14, k=3.5
2.6%-8.0%0.560.321.7x122%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
9.8%-51.9%0.490.197.8x8360%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=66
7.8%-73.9%0.400.115.2x5987%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=145
6.0%-62.6%0.360.103.6x4360%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=11, mult=4
1.3%-7.0%0.320.191.3x82%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=23
2.6%-26.1%0.280.101.8x3014%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=219
3.3%-64.6%0.260.052.0x3163%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.1
1.7%-76.6%0.190.021.4x36756%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=-0.04
0.9%-68.5%0.170.011.2x16968%
MACD
fast=13, slow=35, signal=18
-2.2%-90.5%0.03-0.020.6x29753%
Buy and hold7.4%-76.5%0.380.104.8x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -77% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.0% (2005-02-21 → 2006-01-23), recovered after 339 days.

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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