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Lloyds Banking Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lloyds Banking Group plc. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -33.4%).

Data 1995-12-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,812 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.2%, drawdown -96.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -71.0%, Sharpe 0.27, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -74.6%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.8%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -33.4%, exposure 10%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=197
3.4%-71.0%0.270.052.8x4952%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=93, exitN=105
3.5%-74.6%0.270.052.9x2754%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=282
3.4%-69.2%0.270.052.8x4751%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.9
1.3%-36.3%0.160.031.5x4212%
ROC 모멘텀
n=111, threshold=-0.03
-0.3%-88.9%0.10-0.000.9x31761%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=32
0.4%-33.4%0.090.011.1x2410%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.2
-1.8%-86.5%0.04-0.020.6x14548%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=25, mult=4
-0.3%-67.7%0.04-0.010.9x6718%
MACD
fast=12, slow=37, signal=19
-11.7%-99.0%-0.29-0.120.0x43250%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.42
-13.1%-99.4%-0.38-0.130.0x53849%
Buy and hold-2.2%-96.9%0.16-0.020.5x1100%
0.1 1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -71.0% (1998-04-14 → 2012-10-09), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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