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Costain Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Costain Group PLC. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -16.6%).

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 -11.2%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -27.5%, Sharpe 0.39, 3% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -69.6%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 15.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 72.4%p (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -16.6%, exposure 1%).

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=3, atrPeriod=12, mult=2.3
4.0%-27.5%0.390.154.5x803%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=281
5.4%-69.6%0.340.087.5x3944%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=213
4.3%-77.2%0.300.064.9x2942%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=3.3
2.0%-16.6%0.290.122.1x101%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=39
0.7%-66.3%0.120.011.3x22612%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=12
-1.6%-89.2%0.09-0.020.5x38146%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.7
-2.1%-89.2%0.07-0.020.5x32351%
MACD
fast=18, slow=38, signal=18
-3.1%-91.1%0.06-0.030.3x41052%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.14
-4.6%-97.5%0.01-0.050.2x76847%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=-0.03
-5.0%-96.9%-0.03-0.050.1x34154%
Buy and hold-11.2%-99.9%-0.02-0.110.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.5% (1989-05-19 → 1996-03-12), recovered after 2,630 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 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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