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Trustpilot Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Trustpilot Group Plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 14.9%, MDD -26.8%).

Data 2021-03-23 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 1,372 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.7%, drawdown -88.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 14.9%, MDD -26.8%, Sharpe 0.91, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 28.4%, MDD -35.0%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 13.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.4%p (CAGR 14.9%, MDD -26.8%, exposure 16%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=26
14.9%-26.8%0.910.562.1x1216%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=192
23.2%-40.6%0.900.573.1x536%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=187
23.9%-35.7%0.830.673.2x542%
ROC 모멘텀
n=62, threshold=0
28.4%-35.0%0.820.813.9x4949%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
21.8%-32.4%0.720.672.9x2349%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.4
16.0%-43.6%0.600.372.2x2941%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=70
18.4%-65.3%0.590.282.5x1369%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.1
13.3%-47.4%0.550.282.0x2543%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
10.8%-59.4%0.460.181.7x9449%
MACD
fast=19, slow=41, signal=11
-7.4%-74.1%0.05-0.100.7x6752%
Buy and hold1.7%-88.2%0.320.021.1x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -26.8% (2021-06-18 → 2023-10-26), recovered after 894 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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