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Weir Group PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Weir Group PLC. 1 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 8.9%, MDD -53.0%).

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

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.6%, drawdown -75.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.9%, MDD -53.0%, Sharpe 0.44, 83% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.9%p (CAGR 8.9%, MDD -53.0%, exposure 83%).

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=20, exitN=76
8.9%-53.0%0.440.1725.7x9983%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=82
7.0%-66.4%0.410.1113.1x12859%
ROC 모멘텀
n=66, threshold=-0.04
6.3%-69.5%0.370.0910.3x35470%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.3
5.8%-53.5%0.370.118.6x22154%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.7
1.6%-42.8%0.310.041.8x727%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=69
4.4%-82.5%0.300.055.2x12660%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.02
3.2%-65.7%0.250.053.3x20157%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.8
1.1%-55.1%0.150.021.5x19139%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=12
0.1%-73.6%0.090.001.0x34544%
MACD
fast=21, slow=38, signal=7
-2.5%-93.7%0.01-0.030.4x65150%
Buy and hold8.6%-75.9%0.410.1123.2x1100%
1x 10x 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% -19% -38% -57% -76% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.0% (1993-08-11 → 2003-02-07), recovered after 4,654 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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