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Capita plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Capita plc. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -21.9%).

Data 1989-04-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,555 (37.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.6%, drawdown -98.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -21.9%, Sharpe 0.97, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.9%, MDD -69.0%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.7%p (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -21.9%, exposure 10%).

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=3, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.4
9.7%-21.9%0.970.4431.5x20210%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=19
11.9%-69.0%0.640.1766.1x17846%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=69, threshold=14
8.9%-44.3%0.610.2024.2x7029%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=2.3
9.9%-93.3%0.500.1133.6x43851%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=199
9.3%-81.2%0.490.1127.4x5459%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=1.5
6.2%-80.3%0.390.089.6x20644%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
5.5%-91.9%0.330.067.2x28953%
ROC 모멘텀
n=174, threshold=0.07
5.1%-96.2%0.330.056.4x24852%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=192
5.0%-90.2%0.320.066.1x9061%
MACD
fast=14, slow=44, signal=13
4.7%-94.7%0.300.055.6x50150%
Buy and hold5.6%-98.6%0.340.067.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -99% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.9% (2000-03-07 → 2007-08-13), recovered after 7,556 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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