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Next 15 Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Next 15 Group plc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -28.4%).

Data 1999-12-06 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 6,805 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.7%, drawdown -90.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -28.4%, Sharpe 0.70, 25% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 14.1%, MDD -79.4%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 9.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.4%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -28.4%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=2.5
11.8%-28.4%0.700.4219.9x18425%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=5, atrPeriod=16, mult=0.9
11.6%-56.8%0.690.2018.8x29425%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=101, exitN=64
13.3%-61.0%0.650.2228.2x3156%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
14.1%-79.4%0.620.1834.1x53249%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=154
12.3%-50.5%0.600.2422.1x8559%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3
13.2%-66.0%0.600.2027.7x15755%
ROC 모멘텀
n=142, threshold=-0.02
10.9%-59.1%0.540.1815.7x10961%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=166
10.5%-52.2%0.540.2014.5x4959%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=27
5.5%-34.0%0.430.164.2x19523%
MACD
fast=19, slow=23, signal=14
2.8%-81.0%0.240.032.1x34049%
Buy and hold2.7%-90.8%0.270.032.0x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Parabolic SAR볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdParabolic SAR볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.4% (2021-09-22 → 2023-10-31), recovered after 1,469 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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