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Rotork plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rotork plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -36.1%).

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

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.9%, drawdown -56.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.2%, MDD -12.1%, Sharpe 1.11, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.5%, MDD -45.7%, exposure 78%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.3%p (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -36.1%, exposure 62%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=4, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.9
6.2%-12.1%1.110.529.9x1098%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=3.2
4.5%-31.1%0.790.145.3x719%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=5
9.0%-46.9%0.580.1927.1x20958%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=87
9.3%-36.1%0.570.2629.1x10562%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=70
9.5%-45.7%0.540.2132.2x8378%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=24
5.5%-51.7%0.500.117.6x28132%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=113
7.9%-39.9%0.490.2017.9x7369%
ROC 모멘텀
n=110, threshold=-0.04
6.9%-52.5%0.440.1312.6x23975%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.32
1.5%-95.7%0.170.021.8x88954%
MACD
fast=6, slow=23, signal=19
0.2%-92.3%0.100.001.1x70349%
Buy and hold11.9%-56.4%0.530.2172.9x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.1% (2001-01-29 → 2026-07-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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