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Flutter Entertainment plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Flutter Entertainment plc. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 13.4%, MDD -45.3%).

Data 2002-10-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,993 (23.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.8%, drawdown -70.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.4%, MDD -45.3%, Sharpe 0.58, 61% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.8%, MDD -62.8%, exposure 72%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.8%p (CAGR 13.4%, MDD -45.3%, exposure 61%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=182
13.4%-45.3%0.580.3019.9x3261%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=34
13.3%-57.5%0.570.2319.6x3048%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=82
14.3%-57.5%0.560.2524.4x5266%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=42
15.8%-62.8%0.560.2533.0x5472%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
13.0%-57.5%0.560.2318.5x3849%
Supertrend
period=36, mult=5
13.6%-57.5%0.540.2420.8x7469%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
13.4%-57.5%0.540.2320.1x10665%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=-0.06
14.9%-60.1%0.530.2527.3x9380%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=2.7
10.1%-57.5%0.470.1810.0x4446%
MACD
fast=18, slow=29, signal=19
2.0%-50.3%0.190.041.6x16839%
Buy and hold13.8%-70.1%0.500.2021.7x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -70% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -45.3% (2016-02-09 → 2020-07-13), recovered after 1,771 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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