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Quilter Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Quilter Plc. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -24.7%).

Data 2018-06-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,048 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.0%, drawdown -65.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -28.4%, Sharpe 0.43, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 6.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.6%p (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -24.7%, exposure 54%).

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=192, threshold=0.02
7.0%-28.4%0.430.251.7x3754%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=92
5.7%-45.3%0.360.131.6x1752%
MACD
fast=8, slow=59, signal=17
4.8%-38.8%0.330.121.5x10450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
3.2%-24.7%0.250.131.3x15654%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=53
2.5%-40.0%0.220.061.2x1140%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=166
1.2%-52.5%0.170.021.1x954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=34
0.1%-1.1%0.160.111.0x20%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=29, mult=4
0.3%-7.0%0.100.041.0x21%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.9
-0.4%-52.6%0.10-0.011.0x3160%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=3.5
0.2%-7.0%0.070.031.0x22%
Buy and hold1.0%-65.0%0.190.021.1x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -28.4% (2020-01-08 → 2024-02-28), recovered after 1,666 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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