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Fresnillo PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fresnillo PLC. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.0%, MDD -44.0%).

Data 2008-05-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,606 (18.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.9%, drawdown -82.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.0%, MDD -44.0%, Sharpe 0.70, 25% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 15.5%, MDD -58.2%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 6.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.5%p (CAGR 15.0%, MDD -44.0%, exposure 25%).

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=44, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.9
15.0%-44.0%0.700.3412.9x5025%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=65, k=2.1
14.8%-64.1%0.650.2312.4x4829%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=217
15.5%-58.2%0.610.2713.9x3246%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=99, exitN=40
13.4%-45.7%0.610.2910.0x2831%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=176
15.1%-68.0%0.590.2212.9x2648%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=13
12.6%-67.7%0.580.198.6x9029%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.8
11.9%-75.1%0.510.167.8x6047%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.1
11.5%-69.7%0.500.167.2x41850%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=-0.01
9.5%-77.5%0.440.125.2x15849%
MACD
fast=8, slow=22, signal=5
8.9%-78.4%0.420.114.7x49951%
Buy and hold8.9%-82.5%0.420.114.7x1100%
1x 10x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 EMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.0% (2016-07-06 → 2020-06-25), recovered after 3,029 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 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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