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United Utilities Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of United Utilities Group PLC. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1989-12-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,390 (36.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -54.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -61.9%, Sharpe 0.28, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
4.0%-61.9%0.280.064.2x7100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
entryN=1, exitN=106
1.4%-69.3%0.170.021.6x12398%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=43
0.2%-4.2%0.160.041.1x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=3, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.7
0.0%-1.4%0.150.031.0x20%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=214
0.4%-48.2%0.110.011.2x5763%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=155
-0.8%-61.7%0.04-0.010.7x6165%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3.5
-0.2%-19.7%-0.05-0.010.9x183%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.4
-5.1%-88.4%-0.23-0.060.1x18158%
MACD
fast=22, slow=59, signal=19
-7.1%-93.7%-0.38-0.080.1x38351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.44
-8.4%-96.8%-0.45-0.090.0x31554%
Buy and hold4.9%-54.9%0.320.095.7x1100%
1x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -61.9% (1998-09-29 → 2009-08-18), recovered after 8,589 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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