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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 15.2%, MDD -26.8%).

Data 2021-03-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,352 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.3%, drawdown -88.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -26.8%, Sharpe 0.91, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 28.0%, MDD -35.0%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 14.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.4%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -26.8%, exposure 17%).

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
15.2%-26.8%0.910.572.1x1217%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=192
21.8%-40.6%0.860.542.9x535%
ROC 모멘텀
n=62, threshold=0
28.0%-35.0%0.810.803.8x4748%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=187
22.5%-35.7%0.790.633.0x542%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
20.4%-32.4%0.690.632.7x2348%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=70
17.0%-65.3%0.570.262.3x1368%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.4
14.6%-43.6%0.570.332.1x2940%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.1
11.8%-47.4%0.510.251.8x2542%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
10.1%-59.4%0.440.171.7x9349%
MACD
fast=19, slow=41, signal=11
-6.4%-74.1%0.08-0.090.7x6452%
Buy and hold0.3%-88.2%0.300.001.0x1100%
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 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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