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Babcock International Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Babcock International Group PLC. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -65.0%).

Data 1989-08-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,476 (37.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -85.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 7.8%, MDD -65.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.2%p (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -65.0%, exposure 56%).

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=15, mult=3.6
7.8%-65.0%0.430.1216.3x27956%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=37
7.1%-67.8%0.390.1112.8x17770%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
4.6%-83.3%0.310.055.2x53952%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.5
3.1%-39.2%0.300.083.1x19014%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=164
4.5%-71.9%0.300.065.0x6055%
MACD
fast=18, slow=39, signal=19
3.1%-68.6%0.250.053.1x40549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=-0.03
2.6%-79.1%0.220.032.6x27658%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=6
2.4%-85.2%0.210.032.4x42353%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=1.3
1.6%-90.1%0.180.021.8x40940%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=58
1.5%-70.2%0.180.021.7x16155%
Buy and hold3.9%-85.2%0.280.054.1x1100%
1x 10x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -65.0% (2014-01-21 → 2023-06-23), recovered after 4,153 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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