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RELX PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RELX PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

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 7.2%, drawdown -52.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -70.7%, Sharpe 0.36, 99% 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 99%
n=6, threshold=-0.11
6.4%-70.7%0.360.0910.7x6599%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=213
3.2%-59.0%0.260.053.4x5664%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=199
1.4%-80.1%0.160.021.7x15465%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=40
0.4%-12.6%0.110.031.1x102%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=39, exitN=62
-1.0%-88.5%0.05-0.010.7x10367%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
-0.3%-54.2%0.03-0.000.9x11022%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.3
-2.1%-85.8%-0.02-0.020.4x27555%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-2.3%-81.8%-0.03-0.030.4x30357%
MACD
fast=18, slow=33, signal=19
-2.8%-83.8%-0.05-0.030.3x47551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=2.5
-1.8%-77.6%-0.10-0.020.5x12723%
Buy and hold7.2%-52.0%0.390.1414.4x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -35% -53% -71% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -70.7% (1998-03-03 → 2009-08-18), recovered after 6,722 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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