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Barratt Redrow plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Barratt Redrow plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -28.3%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 9,786 (38.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.6%, drawdown -97.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.9%, MDD -28.3%, Sharpe 0.43, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.6%, MDD -84.9%, exposure 81%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.6%p (CAGR 3.9%, MDD -28.3%, exposure 8%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=3.5
3.9%-28.3%0.430.144.3x338%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=55
9.6%-84.9%0.420.1133.1x12981%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=80
6.9%-73.8%0.390.0912.7x7952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=138
6.6%-81.6%0.380.0811.4x7552%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4.7
6.1%-60.4%0.350.109.6x22355%
MACD
fast=17, slow=35, signal=23
5.8%-67.0%0.320.098.4x42853%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=-0.01
5.5%-69.1%0.320.087.7x27357%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=22
3.4%-48.8%0.280.073.6x16919%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.08
3.1%-76.0%0.250.043.2x71752%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.3
1.5%-65.0%0.170.021.8x15728%
Buy and hold2.6%-97.0%0.280.032.7x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.3% (2000-11-28 → 2005-01-10), recovered after 9,389 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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