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discoverIE Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of discoverIE Group PLC. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -49.4%).

Data 1988-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,766 (38.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.7%, drawdown -89.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -54.6%, Sharpe 0.52, 26% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 8.8%, MDD -65.7%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.5%p (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -49.4%, exposure 41%).

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=26, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.3
6.0%-54.6%0.520.119.2x11626%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.9
8.8%-65.7%0.470.1324.6x15753%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=23
4.5%-28.0%0.470.165.3x11224%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=59
7.8%-63.3%0.440.1217.8x11356%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=31, exitN=64
8.1%-65.1%0.420.1219.7x10369%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.4
6.4%-49.4%0.410.1310.5x18141%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=95
6.7%-71.2%0.390.0911.9x14754%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.06
5.6%-59.7%0.350.097.9x25550%
ROC 모멘텀
n=79, threshold=-0.08
4.2%-77.4%0.290.054.8x25773%
MACD
fast=16, slow=56, signal=16
-0.0%-94.1%0.12-0.001.0x38948%
Buy and hold5.7%-89.2%0.330.068.2x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -54.6% (2006-06-12 → 2010-04-01), recovered after 2,726 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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