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Lion Finance Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lion Finance Group PLC. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 46.5%, MDD -39.3%).

Data 2006-11-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,709 (19.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 38.8%, drawdown -96.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.7%, MDD -58.7%, Sharpe 0.44, 40% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 49.6%, MDD -79.1%, exposure 88%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 31.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.4%p (CAGR 46.5%, MDD -39.3%, exposure 62%).

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=33, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.8
7.7%-58.7%0.440.134.3x13040%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=15
7.6%-41.8%0.440.184.2x16041%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=2.8
5.1%-35.2%0.370.152.7x6220%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=62
49.6%-79.1%0.250.632775.2x5788%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=-0.06
48.5%-60.2%0.250.812390.8x6171%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=100
46.8%-63.8%0.250.731923.8x4363%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=176
46.5%-39.3%0.251.181828.8x4162%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
43.4%-77.4%0.250.561202.6x29854%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.4
40.2%-62.0%0.250.65773.4x6560%
MACD
fast=5, slow=14, signal=8
29.7%-92.2%0.240.32167.6x53650%
Buy and hold38.8%-96.1%0.250.40638.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -58.7% (2014-01-07 → 2020-07-13), recovered after 4,192 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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