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Allianz Technology Trust PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Allianz Technology Trust PLC. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 16.5%, MDD -31.3%).

Data 1995-12-01 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 7,851 (30.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.9%, drawdown -85.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 17.2%, MDD -43.6%, Sharpe 0.96, 58% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.3%p (CAGR 16.5%, MDD -31.3%, exposure 68%).

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
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.5
17.2%-43.6%0.960.40132.6x20658%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=32
16.5%-31.3%0.880.53108.5x13968%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.2
13.4%-33.2%0.870.4047.6x35846%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=35
14.5%-35.7%0.820.4163.9x21264%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=1.5
12.1%-25.8%0.800.4733.9x19445%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=70
13.5%-37.3%0.760.3649.6x15864%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=11
12.5%-36.7%0.750.3437.3x42255%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.42
12.5%-45.0%0.700.2837.0x49658%
ROC 모멘텀
n=194, threshold=-0.02
13.0%-43.9%0.700.3043.0x13970%
MACD
fast=13, slow=57, signal=6
9.2%-43.7%0.570.2115.0x55452%
Buy and hold14.9%-85.9%0.630.1770.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -43.6% (2000-09-04 → 2001-10-08), recovered after 550 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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