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QinetiQ Group plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of QinetiQ Group plc. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2006-02-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,172 (20.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.3%, drawdown -57.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -57.6%, Sharpe 0.31, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=3, threshold=-0.15
4.8%-57.6%0.310.082.6x3100%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.8
1.2%-22.4%0.150.051.3x5023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=42
0.9%-52.8%0.150.021.2x7171%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=158
1.1%-46.4%0.150.021.3x3852%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=14
-0.4%-42.8%0.05-0.010.9x10432%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=106
-1.0%-58.7%0.05-0.020.8x8553%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.6
-2.0%-50.0%0.00-0.040.7x9557%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=1.8
-1.3%-45.6%-0.01-0.030.8x11934%
MACD
fast=17, slow=47, signal=19
-5.3%-82.0%-0.18-0.060.3x23750%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
-6.9%-84.0%-0.25-0.080.2x29950%
Buy and hold4.3%-57.6%0.290.072.4x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -29% -43% -58% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -57.6% (2008-09-03 → 2010-11-11), recovered after 1,955 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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