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CRH PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CRH PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1989-07-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,331 (37.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.4%, drawdown -72.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.3%, MDD -64.9%, Sharpe 0.39, 85% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=78
7.3%-64.9%0.390.1113.6x8685%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=46
3.6%-65.7%0.270.063.8x21658%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=169
3.5%-60.1%0.260.063.6x8666%
ROC 모멘텀
n=93, threshold=-0.12
0.5%-87.4%0.170.011.2x23584%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=18
0.7%-56.5%0.120.011.3x11424%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=5
-0.7%-80.8%0.09-0.010.8x16658%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=3.5
0.2%-29.2%0.060.011.1x166%
MACD
fast=19, slow=30, signal=30
-3.2%-96.7%-0.02-0.030.3x38251%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=77, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.8
-3.6%-88.9%-0.08-0.040.3x22450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-8.7%-97.9%-0.26-0.090.0x57256%
Buy and hold9.4%-72.8%0.430.1328.0x1100%
1x 10x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -55% -73% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -64.9% (1999-09-01 → 2003-01-27), recovered after 2,389 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 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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