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RS Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RS Group PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -61.0%).

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 5.1%, drawdown -85.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.3%, MDD -12.3%, Sharpe 0.38, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -61.0%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.5%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -61.0%, exposure 51%).

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=10, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
1.3%-12.3%0.380.111.7x444%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.1
4.5%-61.0%0.320.075.3x31351%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=41, exitN=64
3.6%-71.4%0.270.053.9x8164%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=210
3.2%-60.4%0.260.053.4x6158%
MACD
fast=20, slow=48, signal=22
3.1%-62.1%0.250.053.3x35950%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=207
3.0%-58.8%0.250.053.1x11756%
ROC 모멘텀
n=112, threshold=-0.12
2.2%-87.5%0.210.032.3x21979%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.3
1.1%-70.4%0.150.021.5x23142%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=45, threshold=26
0.8%-20.9%0.150.041.4x207%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.32
-5.0%-93.9%-0.15-0.050.1x67551%
Buy and hold5.1%-85.8%0.310.066.6x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.3% (1989-03-03 → 1990-01-05), recovered after 462 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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