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Volution Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Volution Group plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.6%, MDD -36.7%).

Data 2014-06-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,064 (12.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.7%, drawdown -51.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.2%, MDD -24.2%, Sharpe 0.65, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.6%, MDD -36.7%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.7%p (CAGR 9.6%, MDD -36.7%, exposure 63%).

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=76, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.9
8.2%-24.2%0.650.342.6x815%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=21
7.1%-15.5%0.640.462.3x1412%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=73, k=3.1
6.2%-22.8%0.490.272.1x1619%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=89, exitN=92
9.6%-36.7%0.490.263.0x1263%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=142
8.3%-51.9%0.440.162.6x2459%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=84
6.4%-37.4%0.370.172.1x2660%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=-0.11
6.1%-54.4%0.350.112.1x6579%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=3.3
2.5%-50.6%0.220.051.3x5461%
MACD
fast=12, slow=27, signal=12
-3.2%-55.7%-0.01-0.060.7x20549%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.24
-4.2%-63.1%-0.04-0.070.6x33454%
Buy and hold12.7%-51.9%0.510.244.2x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -24.2% (2019-12-31 → 2020-10-30), recovered after 346 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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