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Renishaw plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Renishaw plc. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -53.4%).

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 11.5%, drawdown -74.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -14.9%, Sharpe 0.80, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -62.0%, exposure 58%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.0%p (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -53.4%, exposure 59%).

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=12, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.4
6.4%-14.9%0.800.4310.5x10615%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
14.6%-62.0%0.710.24179.9x16958%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=15
12.4%-73.5%0.660.1784.6x23551%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=147
9.7%-53.4%0.530.1833.5x6359%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.08
8.4%-52.6%0.520.1621.5x20145%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
9.2%-85.2%0.510.1128.5x27355%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=100
9.1%-55.1%0.510.1727.9x7159%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=11
8.3%-56.8%0.500.1520.8x25948%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=1.8
6.3%-79.1%0.430.0810.3x29438%
MACD
fast=12, slow=50, signal=14
5.4%-74.0%0.340.077.3x49650%
Buy and hold11.5%-74.9%0.500.1563.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -75% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.9% (2003-09-09 → 2010-09-10), recovered after 2,591 days.

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 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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