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Schroders PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schroders PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 18.9%, MDD -64.0%).

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 21.2%, drawdown -80.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.0%, MDD -28.6%, Sharpe 0.48, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 18.9%, MDD -64.0%, exposure 60%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 19.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.7%p (CAGR 18.9%, MDD -64.0%, exposure 60%).

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=21, k=3.5
2.0%-28.6%0.480.072.1x345%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=108, exitN=9
4.9%-52.1%0.440.096.2x15422%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=69, slow=135
18.9%-64.0%0.370.30732.6x6760%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=209
18.6%-69.2%0.370.27667.2x5564%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=3
15.9%-64.9%0.360.25279.3x27356%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=-0.01
14.7%-76.7%0.330.19183.7x27762%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.3
14.0%-43.6%0.330.32145.2x11132%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=17
10.2%-77.4%0.280.1339.9x40143%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.1
6.0%-96.7%0.230.069.3x59454%
MACD
fast=19, slow=31, signal=17
4.3%-86.9%0.210.055.0x46249%
Buy and hold21.2%-80.3%0.420.261495.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.6% (1993-09-17 → 2026-03-13), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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