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YouGov plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of YouGov plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -12.6%).

Data 2005-04-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,380 (21.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -90.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 26.7%, MDD -60.9%, Sharpe 1.06, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 16.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.5%p (CAGR 9.3%, MDD -12.6%, exposure 8%).

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
Supertrend
period=11, mult=1.3
26.7%-60.9%1.060.44154.2x28153%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
25.9%-60.5%1.010.43133.9x42550%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=3.1
9.3%-12.6%1.010.746.6x468%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=8
19.5%-67.8%0.840.2944.0x34356%
MACD
fast=9, slow=26, signal=7
20.8%-70.6%0.830.3055.9x39149%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=7, mult=1.3
16.4%-58.1%0.800.2825.4x10348%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0.07
15.2%-50.5%0.760.3020.4x10851%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=111
16.9%-51.6%0.750.3327.8x2557%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=195
13.3%-53.1%0.640.2514.2x2756%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=111, exitN=52
10.9%-54.1%0.590.209.1x3149%
Buy and hold10.7%-90.4%0.460.128.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.9% (2022-08-19 → 2026-04-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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