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Vodafone Group Public Limited Company backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vodafone Group Public Limited Company. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1988-10-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,683 (37.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.9%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.0%, MDD -48.3%, Sharpe 0.30, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.8%, MDD -78.7%, exposure 53%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=31, threshold=34
3.0%-48.3%0.300.063.1x2613%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=90
3.8%-78.7%0.280.054.2x12453%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=3.1
2.5%-50.2%0.270.052.5x4412%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=58
3.3%-71.2%0.250.053.4x11754%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=51
2.8%-86.0%0.230.032.8x7847%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=24, mult=4
2.1%-71.0%0.230.032.2x8414%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=-0.12
1.4%-96.4%0.190.011.7x23193%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
-0.1%-83.4%0.10-0.001.0x29349%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=5
-0.6%-92.8%0.07-0.010.8x16552%
MACD
fast=22, slow=34, signal=19
-4.7%-96.3%-0.10-0.050.2x43552%
Buy and hold5.9%-86.8%0.340.078.7x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -48.3% (1998-07-20 → 2002-07-03), recovered after 1,998 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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