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Rockwood Strategic Plc Registered backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rockwood Strategic Plc Registered. 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 5.5%, MDD -21.1%).

Data 1999-10-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,812 (26.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -13.2%, drawdown -99.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.5%, MDD -21.1%, Sharpe 0.56, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 18.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 78.7%p (CAGR 5.5%, MDD -21.1%, exposure 17%).

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=3.1
5.5%-21.1%0.560.264.2x11817%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=5, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.5
4.5%-37.5%0.440.123.2x708%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=193
4.7%-47.1%0.360.103.4x7345%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=43, threshold=28
1.5%-26.8%0.280.061.5x208%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=2.3
-1.5%-95.8%0.23-0.020.7x13350%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=184
2.5%-57.8%0.230.041.9x5346%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
2.9%-96.7%0.200.032.1x42247%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=12
1.5%-76.9%0.180.021.5x14146%
MACD
fast=19, slow=52, signal=12
-1.4%-94.3%0.18-0.010.7x24454%
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=0.13
1.5%-48.2%0.170.031.5x10826%
Buy and hold-13.2%-99.8%0.23-0.130.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.1% (2012-07-24 → 2015-10-20), recovered after 2,180 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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