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Victrex plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Victrex plc. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -22.9%).

Data 1995-12-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,817 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.9%, drawdown -84.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -22.9%, Sharpe 0.53, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.2%, MDD -44.6%, exposure 38%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.3%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -22.9%, exposure 12%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=25
4.5%-22.9%0.530.203.8x3412%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=129, exitN=58
6.2%-44.6%0.450.146.3x3338%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=158
6.1%-42.7%0.410.146.2x4153%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3.5
2.1%-13.4%0.390.161.9x246%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=184
5.6%-45.6%0.370.125.3x4353%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.5
4.8%-69.7%0.340.074.2x10357%
ROC 모멘텀
n=152, threshold=0.14
3.6%-65.0%0.310.063.0x17533%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=22, mult=1.7
3.0%-62.2%0.260.052.5x17941%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.18
0.1%-90.5%0.110.001.0x76352%
MACD
fast=8, slow=51, signal=8
-1.6%-88.4%0.03-0.020.6x58750%
Buy and hold3.9%-84.2%0.280.053.2x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -22.9% (2006-03-23 → 2010-05-20), recovered after 4,243 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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