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Croda International Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Croda International Plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -59.9%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,765 (38.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.2%, drawdown -76.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -59.9%, Sharpe 0.36, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.7%p (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -59.9%, exposure 61%).

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=17, mult=4.7
5.6%-59.9%0.360.098.0x19761%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=128, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.7
3.9%-55.8%0.310.074.2x11345%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=49
4.6%-61.1%0.310.085.5x17977%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=70, slow=113
3.9%-60.9%0.290.064.3x8959%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=216
3.7%-68.2%0.280.054.0x4960%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=-0.03
1.9%-65.9%0.190.032.0x28965%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=3.2
0.4%-13.4%0.140.031.1x151%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=19
0.6%-70.9%0.110.011.3x26230%
MACD
fast=12, slow=26, signal=19
-1.2%-77.1%0.03-0.020.6x54949%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.24
-2.3%-81.3%-0.03-0.030.4x77152%
Buy and hold7.2%-76.6%0.390.0914.2x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -77% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -59.9% (2021-12-10 → 2026-05-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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