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J D Wetherspoon plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of J D Wetherspoon plc. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.0%, MDD -44.2%).

Data 1992-10-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,637 (33.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.0%, drawdown -77.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -11.8%, Sharpe 0.99, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.0%, MDD -44.2%, exposure 59%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.7%p (CAGR 11.0%, MDD -44.2%, exposure 59%).

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=12, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.7
5.8%-11.8%0.990.496.6x6410%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=128
11.0%-44.2%0.610.2533.9x6959%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=20
6.5%-39.7%0.610.168.3x9626%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=58
10.6%-54.4%0.590.2030.3x9161%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=62
10.2%-49.2%0.590.2126.7x5554%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=0.03
9.8%-51.9%0.570.1923.4x19156%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=3.5
3.3%-24.7%0.490.132.9x3710%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=5
7.9%-51.6%0.460.1513.1x12558%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.28
1.3%-93.9%0.170.011.6x69352%
MACD
fast=24, slow=38, signal=7
0.8%-90.4%0.150.011.3x48549%
Buy and hold10.0%-77.5%0.460.1325.2x1100%
1x 10x 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -11.8% (2003-05-13 → 2013-08-02), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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