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Rathbones Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rathbones Group PLC. 2 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 8.0%, MDD -15.0%).

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

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.8%, drawdown -62.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -15.0%, Sharpe 1.13, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.9%, MDD -74.9%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.1%p (CAGR 8.0%, MDD -15.0%, exposure 14%).

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=11, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.8
8.0%-15.0%1.130.5318.9x7814%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=3.1
7.3%-14.5%0.960.5014.4x8613%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=29
6.5%-16.5%0.780.4011.2x8820%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.1
9.9%-74.9%0.610.1336.9x24255%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=24
7.4%-77.9%0.500.1015.4x19154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=193
6.1%-50.3%0.420.129.4x5459%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
5.7%-84.3%0.390.078.2x26753%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=187
4.5%-44.8%0.340.105.4x6657%
MACD
fast=16, slow=50, signal=17
1.8%-94.4%0.190.021.9x39549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=0.04
0.4%-88.4%0.100.001.2x32246%
Buy and hold7.8%-62.2%0.420.1317.7x1100%
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% -19% -37% -56% -75% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.0% (1989-09-29 → 1990-11-05), recovered after 509 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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