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Travis Perkins plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Travis Perkins plc. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -13.4%).

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

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.9%, drawdown -89.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -13.4%, Sharpe 0.74, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -56.0%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.0%p (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -13.4%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=25, mult=4
5.4%-13.4%0.740.407.5x12214%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=5
9.1%-56.0%0.510.1627.2x20853%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=27
7.9%-49.6%0.450.1618.0x23461%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=19
4.7%-45.5%0.400.105.7x22431%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=140
5.1%-69.3%0.360.076.6x14654%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.01
4.0%-63.0%0.300.064.4x26456%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=119
3.6%-66.9%0.280.053.9x10055%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=1.2
3.5%-80.0%0.280.043.7x34242%
MACD
fast=14, slow=43, signal=17
0.5%-89.3%0.130.011.2x47350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
-0.1%-94.6%0.10-0.001.0x60752%
Buy and hold2.9%-89.5%0.250.032.9x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -13.4% (1994-01-19 → 1995-07-13), recovered after 778 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 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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