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London Stock Exchange Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of London Stock Exchange Group plc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -42.7%).

Data 2001-07-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,361 (25.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -81.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -42.7%, Sharpe 0.54, 71% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.6%p (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -42.7%, exposure 71%).

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=24, slow=263
11.1%-42.7%0.540.2614.1x2671%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=87, exitN=141
10.1%-43.3%0.510.2311.2x1974%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=80
8.7%-57.6%0.460.158.1x5069%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=2.5
5.8%-49.2%0.420.124.1x7428%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.1
5.5%-52.7%0.350.103.8x22849%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=23
3.7%-31.5%0.320.122.5x11826%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.2
3.6%-59.1%0.270.062.4x16658%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=-0.03
3.6%-60.0%0.260.062.4x23773%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
3.6%-61.1%0.260.062.4x16759%
MACD
fast=6, slow=56, signal=14
-2.4%-75.8%0.01-0.030.5x46951%
Buy and hold13.0%-81.3%0.530.1621.3x1100%
1x 10x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -42.7% (2008-01-03 → 2012-03-06), recovered after 2,023 days.

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 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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