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Glencore plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Glencore plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -9.3%).

Data 2011-05-19 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 3,858 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.7%, drawdown -87.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.7%, MDD -28.4%, Sharpe 0.69, 29% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.7%p (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -9.3%, exposure 1%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=207, threshold=0.2
11.7%-28.4%0.690.415.4x4529%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=93, exitN=56
10.1%-33.9%0.560.304.4x1735%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=161
10.5%-44.1%0.550.244.6x2548%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=146
8.6%-41.8%0.480.213.5x2145%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=15
7.0%-37.1%0.440.192.8x6022%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2.3
6.1%-40.7%0.400.152.5x5327%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.7
1.3%-9.3%0.350.141.2x21%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.6
4.1%-61.9%0.280.071.8x4649%
MACD
fast=23, slow=46, signal=19
2.4%-69.3%0.220.031.4x14551%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
-5.4%-72.7%-0.08-0.070.4x21151%
Buy and hold0.7%-87.1%0.220.011.1x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -28.4% (2017-10-24 → 2018-05-18), recovered after 1,291 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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