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Astral Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Astral Limited. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 34.6%, MDD -38.1%).

Data 2007-03-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,780 (19.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 34.3%, drawdown -86.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 37.4%, MDD -42.8%, Sharpe 1.23, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.4%p (CAGR 34.6%, MDD -38.1%, exposure 67%).

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=18, mult=2.4
37.4%-42.8%1.230.88472.3x11161%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=13
35.2%-39.3%1.190.89341.6x10255%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=33
34.6%-38.1%1.130.91313.4x7467%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
32.4%-35.0%1.100.93228.9x11560%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=70
33.0%-37.1%1.100.89249.5x8265%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=43, exitN=55
34.7%-54.4%1.090.64319.8x3473%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=1.1
26.6%-34.7%1.000.7796.9x18252%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.04
30.7%-50.7%0.990.61179.4x12877%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.2
24.7%-43.9%0.930.5672.1x12456%
MACD
fast=11, slow=31, signal=10
18.7%-45.0%0.750.4227.8x31950%
Buy and hold34.3%-86.2%0.950.40303.9x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -86% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -42.8% (2023-06-13 → 2026-07-23), 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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