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Telecom Plus PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Telecom Plus PLC. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -30.4%).

Data 2000-07-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,618 (26.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -76.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -30.4%, Sharpe 0.68, 43% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 8.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.9%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -30.4%, exposure 43%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=68
13.7%-30.4%0.680.4528.4x2243%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=175
11.5%-53.0%0.560.2217.0x4455%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=213
10.5%-67.9%0.520.1513.4x4054%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=125, atrPeriod=35, mult=2.6
9.0%-42.3%0.520.219.4x5240%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
10.0%-67.1%0.490.1511.8x5858%
ROC 모멘텀
n=128, threshold=0.09
7.0%-49.6%0.420.145.9x15442%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=28
3.8%-26.4%0.350.142.7x5013%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.4
4.6%-47.5%0.340.103.2x7827%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.08
0.3%-64.5%0.140.011.1x40553%
MACD
fast=15, slow=34, signal=18
-2.1%-71.2%0.04-0.030.6x32951%
Buy and hold5.5%-76.3%0.330.074.1x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.4% (2022-12-01 → 2025-09-02), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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