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Asian Paints Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Asian Paints Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,002 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 21.8%, drawdown -44.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 18.7%, MDD -46.1%, Sharpe 0.84, 91% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=82, threshold=-0.12
18.7%-46.1%0.840.4062.4x7991%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.7
15.1%-32.9%0.830.4630.0x8565%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=31
15.1%-38.9%0.810.3929.7x10866%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1.5
12.0%-31.8%0.740.3815.4x14051%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=49
13.2%-34.2%0.730.3920.2x11965%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=24
13.8%-46.8%0.710.2922.7x11976%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.3
9.3%-37.8%0.600.258.5x9251%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=6
8.2%-36.7%0.500.226.8x32664%
MACD
fast=18, slow=59, signal=18
4.7%-48.6%0.360.103.1x26049%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
4.4%-54.5%0.330.082.9x58656%
Buy and hold21.8%-44.9%0.900.49118.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -23% -35% -46% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -46.1% (2022-01-07 → 2025-06-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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