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Tesco PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tesco PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

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 5.5%, drawdown -71.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -42.4%, Sharpe 0.28, 51% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=113, exitN=69
3.4%-42.4%0.280.083.6x4651%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=3.4
0.8%-9.9%0.260.081.3x102%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=60, slow=188
1.6%-75.6%0.180.021.8x5961%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=199
1.4%-69.3%0.170.021.7x5962%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.9
0.1%-35.7%0.060.001.0x10020%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.7
-1.3%-80.2%0.01-0.020.6x19956%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=-0.04
-2.6%-90.9%-0.03-0.030.4x35970%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=30
-0.1%-9.8%-0.06-0.011.0x41%
MACD
fast=28, slow=40, signal=24
-4.0%-85.1%-0.15-0.050.2x38550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-6.6%-95.3%-0.29-0.070.1x34554%
Buy and hold5.5%-71.7%0.330.087.8x1100%
1x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.4% (2007-05-04 → 2021-08-16), recovered after 6,496 days.

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 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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