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SSE PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SSE PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1991-06-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,995 (35.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.7%, drawdown -42.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.6%, MDD -20.7%, Sharpe 0.36, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.1%, MDD -49.9%, exposure 60%.

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.6
2.6%-20.7%0.360.132.5x7617%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=229
4.1%-49.9%0.310.084.1x4960%
ROC 모멘텀
n=86, threshold=-0.12
2.3%-74.0%0.210.032.2x15591%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=184
2.0%-54.6%0.200.042.0x5562%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.9
1.4%-63.2%0.170.021.6x15253%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=21
1.1%-50.9%0.150.021.5x11633%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.2
0.6%-25.4%0.120.021.2x3010%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=17
-0.0%-58.0%0.06-0.001.0x20428%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-1.1%-82.0%0.01-0.010.7x28355%
MACD
fast=15, slow=43, signal=19
-4.5%-88.4%-0.21-0.050.2x43051%
Buy and hold6.7%-42.9%0.390.169.7x1100%
1x 10x 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -25% -37% -50% 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.7% (2020-02-19 → 2025-06-05), recovered after 2,093 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 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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