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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -32.1%).

Data 1995-02-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,029 (31.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.4%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -23.8%, Sharpe 0.88, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -32.1%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 63.0%p (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -32.1%, exposure 65%).

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=35, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
6.5%-23.8%0.880.277.2x6421%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3
4.2%-27.2%0.700.153.6x6413%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=78, exitN=91
9.8%-32.1%0.700.3018.8x3665%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=165
9.0%-33.2%0.650.2715.0x4562%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=32
3.1%-18.8%0.550.162.6x5412%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=78, slow=92
4.3%-83.8%0.380.053.8x3862%
ROC 모멘텀
n=34, threshold=0.14
1.7%-24.2%0.370.071.7x965%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.2
8.1%-84.6%0.250.1011.6x19563%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.16
7.5%-82.1%0.220.099.6x72855%
MACD
fast=17, slow=37, signal=17
3.9%-87.9%0.200.043.3x35852%
Buy and hold8.4%-86.8%0.290.1012.7x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.8% (1996-01-25 → 1999-01-14), recovered after 1,226 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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