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International Workplace Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of International Workplace Group PLC. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -28.6%).

Data 2001-08-06 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 6,370 (25.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -94.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 18.8%, MDD -64.0%, Sharpe 0.59, 74% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 13.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.8%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -28.6%, exposure 5%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=44
18.8%-64.0%0.590.2975.0x10174%
ROC 모멘텀
n=106, threshold=0.01
11.9%-63.9%0.500.1916.7x17354%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=132
10.5%-50.7%0.460.2112.1x6255%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.3
10.8%-60.8%0.460.1813.2x8853%
MACD
fast=16, slow=38, signal=11
9.0%-81.0%0.400.118.7x32849%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=2.9
4.5%-28.6%0.400.163.0x425%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=39
3.3%-18.3%0.380.182.2x81%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.08
7.2%-76.6%0.360.095.8x51154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=57
5.9%-62.4%0.330.094.2x7456%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.9
3.0%-24.8%0.290.122.1x265%
Buy and hold4.9%-94.8%0.370.053.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -64.0% (2020-12-29 → 2023-11-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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