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UNITE Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UNITE Group plc. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -50.3%).

Data 1999-06-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,919 (27.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.8%, drawdown -93.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -50.3%, Sharpe 0.61, 53% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 12.0%, MDD -64.2%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.7%p (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -50.3%, exposure 53%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=49
11.3%-50.3%0.610.2218.2x4553%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=194
10.9%-56.9%0.600.1916.8x3557%
Supertrend
period=6, mult=5
12.0%-64.2%0.590.1922.0x6556%
ROC 모멘텀
n=166, threshold=-0.04
10.5%-61.9%0.580.1715.2x13363%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=56
10.5%-69.0%0.560.1515.2x7159%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=25, mult=4
5.8%-37.3%0.460.164.7x4219%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=24
6.6%-52.6%0.450.135.7x20026%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1.6
6.4%-64.9%0.410.105.4x15943%
MACD
fast=20, slow=54, signal=18
2.0%-79.9%0.200.031.7x30949%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
0.7%-86.2%0.150.011.2x37954%
Buy and hold6.8%-93.0%0.360.075.9x1100%
1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -50.3% (2009-11-18 → 2012-02-02), recovered after 1,268 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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