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SSP Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SSP Group Plc. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.5%, MDD -17.8%).

Data 2014-07-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,048 (12.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.2%, drawdown -80.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 2.0%, MDD -21.2%, Sharpe 0.25, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -59.1%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.4%p (CAGR 1.5%, MDD -17.8%, 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
ROC 모멘텀
n=19, threshold=0.28
2.0%-21.2%0.250.101.3x122%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.9
1.5%-17.8%0.210.091.2x62%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=78, slow=252
2.2%-59.1%0.210.041.3x1346%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3.5
1.5%-17.8%0.210.081.2x84%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=184
-0.9%-64.4%0.06-0.010.9x1947%
MACD
fast=21, slow=37, signal=18
-2.5%-58.9%0.05-0.040.7x13549%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=68
-3.5%-68.3%-0.04-0.050.7x2347%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=22
-0.9%-29.7%-0.06-0.030.9x1811%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3
-6.0%-78.6%-0.11-0.080.5x7354%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.36
-8.3%-80.9%-0.13-0.100.4x31952%
Buy and hold0.2%-80.7%0.220.001.0x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -60% -81% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -21.2% (2020-06-05 → 2020-06-12), recovered after 164 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 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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