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Energean Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Energean Plc. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 7.2%, MDD -32.3%).

Data 2018-03-16 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 2,135 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.2%, drawdown -72.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.1%, MDD -47.0%, Sharpe 0.55, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 6.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.4%p (CAGR 7.2%, MDD -32.3%, exposure 20%).

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=27, mult=3.4
13.1%-47.0%0.550.282.8x2855%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=20
7.2%-32.3%0.460.221.8x4020%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=25
6.2%-34.8%0.390.181.7x1429%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=107
6.3%-50.0%0.360.131.7x1649%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.6
4.5%-27.9%0.340.161.5x2619%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=178
5.3%-49.5%0.330.111.5x1443%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=0.13
4.3%-38.1%0.290.111.4x6833%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.1
3.0%-38.9%0.250.081.3x1621%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.3
-0.6%-78.9%0.14-0.010.9x25651%
MACD
fast=9, slow=22, signal=12
-5.7%-54.2%-0.06-0.100.6x18047%
Buy and hold6.2%-72.4%0.360.091.7x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -47.0% (2022-11-07 → 2026-08-07), 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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