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Smiths Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Smiths Group Plc. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

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

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.1%, drawdown -63.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -61.0%, Sharpe 0.34, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=4, threshold=-0.15
5.8%-61.0%0.340.108.6x17100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=3, exitN=101
4.7%-63.1%0.310.075.7x11994%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=41, threshold=34
0.2%-4.4%0.210.051.1x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.6
0.6%-27.4%0.120.021.3x10016%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=145
0.3%-65.7%0.110.001.1x7960%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.9
0.0%-63.2%0.090.001.0x17956%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=134
-0.5%-75.1%0.07-0.010.8x7962%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=1.6
-2.7%-77.3%-0.09-0.030.4x30741%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-3.8%-86.8%-0.11-0.040.2x32754%
MACD
fast=16, slow=30, signal=19
-4.2%-92.3%-0.13-0.050.2x50151%
Buy and hold5.1%-63.0%0.320.086.7x1100%
1x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -47% -63% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -61.0% (2007-06-15 → 2009-06-19), recovered after 3,609 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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