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Serica Energy PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Serica Energy PLC. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -30.0%).

Data 2005-12-08 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 5,259 (20.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.4%, drawdown -97.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 12.4%, MDD -30.0%, Sharpe 0.68, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -86.4%, exposure 79%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 67.8%p (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -30.0%, exposure 13%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.2
12.4%-30.0%0.680.4111.5x4213%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=74
14.0%-86.4%0.470.1615.4x4979%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=55
12.4%-66.1%0.430.1911.3x10348%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=39
5.3%-34.2%0.400.162.9x608%
ROC 모멘텀
n=59, threshold=0.12
10.2%-67.8%0.390.157.6x20532%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.5
9.7%-67.3%0.380.146.9x6151%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=83
9.4%-77.0%0.380.126.5x4751%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.7
8.4%-64.0%0.350.135.4x9032%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.02
4.3%-80.9%0.280.052.4x11945%
MACD
fast=11, slow=25, signal=16
-1.8%-90.6%0.16-0.020.7x32251%
Buy and hold4.4%-97.8%0.350.052.5x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.0% (2012-03-20 → 2013-01-17), recovered after 1,172 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 120 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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