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Forterra Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Forterra Plc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.8%, MDD -4.6%).

Data 2016-04-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,597 (10.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.2%, drawdown -66.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -34.7%, Sharpe 0.48, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 11.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.0%p (CAGR 0.8%, MDD -4.6%, exposure 3%).

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=16, mult=4
9.0%-34.7%0.480.262.4x1856%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=53, exitN=41
5.4%-39.6%0.360.141.7x1650%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=49, atrPeriod=24, mult=3
2.5%-19.9%0.250.131.3x1820%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=3.1
0.8%-4.6%0.230.181.1x103%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=19
1.8%-27.4%0.220.071.2x1610%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=78
1.0%-55.8%0.150.021.1x3852%
MACD
fast=9, slow=33, signal=11
0.4%-50.8%0.130.011.0x18149%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=106
0.4%-47.7%0.130.011.0x3450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=67, threshold=0.13
0.7%-37.0%0.120.021.1x8622%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.06
-0.7%-42.7%0.07-0.020.9x16950%
Buy and hold-2.2%-66.7%0.12-0.030.8x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -33% -50% -67% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -34.7% (2021-08-31 → 2025-10-13), 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 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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