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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -27.5%).

Data 1981-12-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,462 (44.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.3%, drawdown -71.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.5%, Sharpe 1.00, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 13.1%, MDD -45.6%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 3.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.7%p (CAGR 9.4%, MDD -27.5%, exposure 26%).

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=26, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.4
12.6%-31.5%1.000.40198.8x21633%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=2
12.5%-29.9%0.950.42187.9x16936%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.5
13.1%-45.6%0.860.29241.1x25154%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=27
9.4%-27.5%0.820.3453.9x20826%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=14
10.6%-42.5%0.780.2588.1x26341%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=165
10.0%-45.2%0.640.2270.6x13357%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=126
10.1%-53.4%0.640.1971.6x10157%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
9.1%-57.8%0.610.1649.2x51755%
ROC 모멘텀
n=59, threshold=0.09
7.1%-44.3%0.590.1621.4x31530%
MACD
fast=16, slow=56, signal=25
7.8%-53.7%0.550.1428.2x39253%
Buy and hold9.3%-71.2%0.490.1353.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -53% -71% 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.5% (2006-01-12 → 2010-03-08), recovered after 2,589 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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