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Zegona Communications Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Zegona Communications Plc. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 26.5%, MDD -21.1%).

Data 2015-03-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,872 (11.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 22.6%, drawdown -82.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 28.7%, MDD -26.0%, Sharpe 1.21, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 6.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.7%p (CAGR 26.5%, MDD -21.1%, exposure 47%).

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=3.7
28.7%-26.0%1.211.1117.6x4451%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=43
25.9%-21.1%1.121.2213.7x4051%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=49
26.5%-21.1%1.121.2514.4x4447%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.4
24.5%-21.1%1.121.1612.1x2640%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=2.2
22.6%-22.9%1.080.9810.1x2433%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=52, exitN=38
24.8%-27.3%1.080.9112.4x2450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.09
24.4%-28.1%1.050.8711.9x2437%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.34
20.0%-26.0%0.980.777.9x17344%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=25
11.5%-21.1%0.700.553.5x4628%
MACD
fast=19, slow=57, signal=19
28.7%-42.0%0.420.6817.6x9045%
Buy and hold22.6%-82.7%0.390.2710.1x1100%
1x 10x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -26.0% (2024-02-19 → 2024-05-07), recovered after 156 days.

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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