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SThree plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SThree plc. 7 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 4.7%, MDD -25.7%).

Data 2005-11-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,236 (20.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.1%, drawdown -77.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -25.7%, Sharpe 0.67, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -53.8%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.5%p (CAGR 4.7%, MDD -25.7%, exposure 6%).

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=3.2
4.7%-25.7%0.670.182.6x236%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=2.4
9.8%-53.8%0.540.186.9x13350%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=17, mult=2
6.0%-49.7%0.420.123.4x8533%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=56, exitN=40
5.2%-63.1%0.340.082.9x5349%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=80
4.3%-56.7%0.300.082.4x6552%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=52
4.0%-58.8%0.290.072.3x15552%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=16
2.3%-36.1%0.220.061.6x12529%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.36
0.9%-90.1%0.160.011.2x45951%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=0.13
0.7%-71.3%0.130.011.2x16731%
MACD
fast=22, slow=53, signal=22
-2.7%-83.5%0.02-0.030.6x19751%
Buy and hold1.1%-77.2%0.210.011.2x1100%
1x 10x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.7% (2007-02-26 → 2016-11-03), recovered after 4,656 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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