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MITIE Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MITIE Group PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -12.4%).

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 10.6%, drawdown -84.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -12.4%, Sharpe 1.23, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.3%, MDD -53.8%, exposure 60%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 72.3%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -12.4%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=4, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.8
8.1%-12.4%1.230.6519.3x11110%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=27
6.1%-36.3%0.670.179.4x7521%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=3.5
4.0%-12.7%0.670.324.5x577%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=152
9.3%-53.8%0.550.1729.2x6860%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=145
8.7%-46.0%0.520.1923.8x6363%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=6
4.8%-57.9%0.510.085.9x18418%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.6
8.5%-77.5%0.500.1122.0x18356%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=-0.11
7.8%-74.9%0.430.1017.4x16580%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
4.4%-94.6%0.310.055.1x57554%
MACD
fast=6, slow=27, signal=15
3.6%-94.7%0.270.043.9x73750%
Buy and hold10.6%-84.7%0.480.1245.7x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.4% (1997-07-28 → 1997-12-17), recovered after 305 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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