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J Sainsbury plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of J Sainsbury plc. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -17.1%).

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

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.0%, drawdown -74.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.0%, MDD -17.1%, Sharpe 0.23, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 1.3%, MDD -57.4%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 57.3%p (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -17.1%, exposure 2%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=26
1.0%-17.1%0.230.061.4x62%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.9
1.3%-24.7%0.190.051.6x7313%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=190
1.3%-57.4%0.160.021.6x5855%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=192
0.3%-59.4%0.100.011.1x5551%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=114, exitN=46
0.1%-55.5%0.080.001.0x7036%
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=-0.01
-0.7%-83.1%0.05-0.010.8x31557%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.9
-1.6%-72.5%-0.00-0.020.5x16752%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=3.5
-0.1%-17.1%-0.03-0.010.9x183%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
-5.9%-93.6%-0.24-0.060.1x53153%
MACD
fast=17, slow=51, signal=19
-7.1%-95.9%-0.30-0.070.1x46751%
Buy and hold1.0%-74.4%0.170.011.4x1100%
1x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.1% (2021-08-23 → 2021-09-16), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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