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Cohort plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cohort plc. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 15.5%, MDD -38.4%).

Data 2006-03-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,154 (20.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.2%, drawdown -73.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -25.3%, Sharpe 0.77, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 15.5%, MDD -38.4%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.1%p (CAGR 15.5%, MDD -38.4%, exposure 64%).

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=30, k=3.4
8.3%-25.3%0.770.335.1x4819%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=4.7
15.5%-38.4%0.720.4019.1x4764%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.4
7.8%-20.0%0.650.394.6x3827%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.24
11.5%-44.1%0.590.269.2x42451%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=31
12.2%-59.6%0.570.2110.5x7570%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=-0.05
10.6%-63.4%0.520.177.8x18374%
MACD
fast=10, slow=56, signal=22
8.2%-62.5%0.450.135.0x20248%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=30
5.4%-31.1%0.430.172.9x15623%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=142
6.6%-66.3%0.390.103.7x5359%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=75
6.1%-62.8%0.380.103.3x6559%
Buy and hold11.2%-73.4%0.490.158.7x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.3% (2020-01-08 → 2024-03-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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