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ZIGUP PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ZIGUP PLC. 10 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 7.9%, MDD -14.8%).

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

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.5%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -14.8%, Sharpe 1.01, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 19.1%, MDD -63.5%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 81.1%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -14.8%, exposure 10%).

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=8, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.6
7.9%-14.8%1.010.5318.0x11610%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.3
19.1%-63.5%0.940.30773.9x37550%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=1.8
11.8%-66.6%0.780.1869.4x31836%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=30
8.8%-38.6%0.760.2324.5x20025%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=32
13.7%-51.3%0.740.27132.1x33952%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=5
11.8%-63.8%0.720.1971.1x39132%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
11.8%-74.0%0.610.1669.4x54951%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=100
8.8%-66.3%0.550.1325.1x15354%
MACD
fast=9, slow=73, signal=19
9.0%-84.7%0.490.1126.8x43648%
ROC 모멘텀
n=30, threshold=0.01
7.5%-69.5%0.460.1115.9x54248%
Buy and hold1.5%-96.0%0.200.021.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 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% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.8% (1989-03-29 → 1990-01-05), recovered after 695 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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