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Goodwin PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Goodwin PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

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

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.8%, drawdown -67.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.3%, MDD -59.8%, Sharpe 0.55, 58% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 15.4%, MDD -72.0%, exposure 99%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=193
13.3%-59.8%0.550.22117.4x4858%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=5, threshold=-0.12
15.4%-72.0%0.540.21231.0x9399%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=72, exitN=74
12.5%-61.1%0.520.2089.4x5962%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=44
11.2%-64.9%0.510.1756.7x18758%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.5
7.0%-29.8%0.480.2313.0x10617%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=11
10.3%-62.3%0.470.1641.5x33447%
MACD
fast=9, slow=58, signal=17
10.3%-77.5%0.460.1341.7x47849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.08
9.5%-58.4%0.440.1631.8x71251%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=5
8.8%-61.9%0.420.1425.1x17953%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.9
6.0%-49.0%0.370.129.1x11033%
Buy and hold16.8%-67.2%0.570.25374.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -59.8% (2026-02-10 → 2026-04-29), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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