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OSB Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of OSB Group PLC. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -44.9%).

Data 2014-06-05 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 3,093 (12.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.3%, drawdown -59.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -53.4%, Sharpe 0.47, 81% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 6.2%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -44.9%, exposure 58%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=55
10.4%-53.4%0.470.203.4x4781%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.8
8.1%-44.9%0.430.182.6x3258%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=2.8
3.6%-17.9%0.410.201.5x225%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=63, slow=133
5.4%-67.4%0.330.081.9x2458%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=-0.06
4.7%-51.9%0.300.091.8x8974%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=27
2.2%-14.7%0.290.151.3x228%
MACD
fast=26, slow=76, signal=10
4.0%-48.7%0.280.081.6x12650%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.7
1.1%-25.3%0.190.051.1x105%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.2
0.2%-55.6%0.160.001.0x26053%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=83
-1.3%-69.1%0.10-0.020.8x4662%
Buy and hold9.3%-59.6%0.430.163.0x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.4% (2017-05-23 → 2019-10-09), recovered after 1,378 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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