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Volex plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Volex plc. 10 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 16.6%, MDD -33.4%).

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 1.3%, drawdown -99.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.6%, MDD -33.4%, Sharpe 0.93, 29% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 20.1%, MDD -76.4%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 15.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.9%p (CAGR 16.6%, MDD -33.4%, exposure 29%).

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=41, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.7
16.6%-33.4%0.930.50350.2x10429%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=1.7
19.1%-73.4%0.840.26770.7x35036%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=7
18.6%-69.5%0.840.27653.9x31633%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
20.1%-76.4%0.780.261079.8x48652%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=29
19.3%-77.2%0.770.25817.4x25052%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=16
17.3%-68.3%0.760.25434.9x29443%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=3.6
19.7%-79.4%0.760.25947.1x24656%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=53
14.2%-84.2%0.600.17155.0x18452%
ROC 모멘텀
n=71, threshold=0.04
12.5%-76.0%0.590.1689.7x29446%
MACD
fast=22, slow=51, signal=7
9.7%-94.5%0.450.1033.9x47452%
Buy and hold1.3%-99.2%0.240.011.6x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1,000x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Parabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdParabolic SARKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.4% (2000-10-31 → 2003-12-08), recovered after 1,709 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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