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IntegraFin Holdings PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IntegraFin Holdings PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -24.0%).

Data 2018-02-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,128 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.5%, drawdown -65.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -29.6%, Sharpe 0.67, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.9%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -24.0%, exposure 20%).

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
MACD
fast=20, slow=23, signal=17
13.2%-29.6%0.670.452.8x9252%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=2.2
9.9%-33.6%0.530.292.2x6356%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.6
6.8%-33.9%0.460.201.7x4335%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.5
4.6%-24.0%0.400.191.5x4220%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=24
4.8%-30.3%0.370.161.5x7429%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=212
5.1%-31.4%0.340.161.5x759%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=19, exitN=13
4.9%-42.0%0.340.121.5x5147%
ROC 모멘텀
n=18, threshold=0.04
4.0%-31.9%0.310.131.4x16633%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
4.4%-44.3%0.300.101.4x16152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=202
3.3%-35.2%0.260.091.3x1158%
Buy and hold4.5%-65.6%0.300.071.4x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -29.6% (2022-04-05 → 2022-07-07), recovered after 219 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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