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Schroder Japan Trust PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schroder Japan Trust PLC. 0 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 3.9%, MDD -20.4%).

Data 1994-07-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,195 (32.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.4%, drawdown -63.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.9%, MDD -20.4%, Sharpe 0.51, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 4.2%, MDD -39.6%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.4%p (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -20.4%, exposure 14%).

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=23, k=2.7
3.9%-20.4%0.510.193.5x9014%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.6
4.2%-39.6%0.340.113.7x13550%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.1
3.2%-28.0%0.340.112.8x8426%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=161
4.0%-44.9%0.330.093.5x6555%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=141
3.7%-43.0%0.310.093.2x8554%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=130, exitN=45
3.1%-47.7%0.310.062.6x5133%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=20
2.6%-33.4%0.300.082.3x12822%
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=-0.05
2.0%-56.6%0.200.031.9x22369%
MACD
fast=18, slow=22, signal=18
-0.5%-68.2%0.05-0.010.9x43052%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-1.2%-69.2%0.01-0.020.7x70253%
Buy and hold4.4%-63.8%0.300.073.9x1100%
1x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.4% (2005-09-30 → 2009-07-28), recovered after 1,923 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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