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Oxford Instruments plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Oxford Instruments plc. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 12.5%, MDD -52.9%).

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

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.7%, drawdown -80.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 12.5%, MDD -52.9%, Sharpe 0.62, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 5.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.3%p (CAGR 12.5%, MDD -52.9%, exposure 55%).

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
Supertrend
period=10, mult=2.1
12.5%-52.9%0.620.2488.5x40255%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=6, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.6
2.9%-11.2%0.550.263.0x1047%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.44
8.8%-64.9%0.470.1424.7x55054%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=1.9
6.4%-76.4%0.420.0810.4x40837%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=24
5.4%-83.5%0.330.067.5x24468%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=17
5.0%-76.6%0.320.076.4x78652%
MACD
fast=7, slow=22, signal=14
4.0%-79.2%0.280.054.5x70248%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=217
3.4%-69.7%0.260.053.6x5153%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=60
3.4%-70.5%0.260.053.5x21254%
ROC 모멘텀
n=45, threshold=-0.03
3.1%-75.3%0.250.043.2x44065%
Buy and hold6.7%-80.2%0.360.0811.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -52.9% (2021-08-27 → 2025-11-21), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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