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Breedon Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Breedon Group PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.7%, MDD -34.7%).

Data 2008-06-12 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 4,603 (18.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.3%, drawdown -55.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 7.7%, MDD -34.7%, Sharpe 0.48, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.0%p (CAGR 7.7%, MDD -34.7%, exposure 55%).

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=8, mult=3
7.7%-34.7%0.480.223.8x10555%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=167
6.2%-38.9%0.410.163.0x3755%
ROC 모멘텀
n=158, threshold=-0.12
7.0%-52.6%0.400.133.4x8181%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=150
5.8%-37.0%0.370.162.8x2562%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=100, exitN=56
5.0%-38.9%0.360.132.4x1944%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=48, threshold=23
1.8%-15.2%0.350.121.4x105%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=1.1
2.4%-48.0%0.220.051.5x9545%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.2
1.0%-50.2%0.140.021.2x11746%
MACD
fast=5, slow=47, signal=6
-1.9%-85.5%0.00-0.020.7x48247%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
-2.3%-62.3%-0.03-0.040.7x21347%
Buy and hold8.3%-55.7%0.430.154.3x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -34.7% (2008-06-23 → 2011-01-07), recovered after 1,408 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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