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AstraZeneca PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AstraZeneca PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1993-05-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,491 (33.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.6%, drawdown -51.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -63.1%, Sharpe 0.39, 95% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=70, threshold=-0.15
6.8%-63.1%0.390.118.9x10195%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=59, exitN=131
4.4%-54.6%0.300.084.1x4178%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=214
3.7%-41.0%0.280.093.4x5468%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=4, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.9
0.5%-3.7%0.280.131.2x81%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=213
3.5%-47.3%0.270.073.2x4666%
MACD
fast=19, slow=35, signal=22
1.3%-51.0%0.160.031.5x35650%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.7
0.4%-63.5%0.110.011.2x29455%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3
0.5%-30.7%0.100.021.2x6812%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-1.2%-80.1%0.02-0.020.7x31253%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=39
-0.1%-20.5%-0.00-0.001.0x122%
Buy and hold9.6%-51.8%0.480.1920.9x1100%
1x 10x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -47% -63% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -63.1% (2006-10-25 → 2008-04-14), recovered after 4,656 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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