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Astra Microwave Products Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Astra Microwave Products Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2004-11-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,395 (21.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.8%, drawdown -88.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -79.6%, Sharpe 0.58, 48% 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
MACD
fast=10, slow=43, signal=12
15.2%-79.6%0.580.1922.0x33448%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=9, mult=3.6
9.6%-44.3%0.570.227.3x3414%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=118, exitN=12
9.2%-50.0%0.540.186.8x4416%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=2.9
9.6%-52.5%0.520.187.5x8019%
ROC 모멘텀
n=29, threshold=-0.03
10.3%-90.5%0.450.118.5x41961%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=69
9.4%-75.8%0.430.127.1x5753%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
8.6%-88.5%0.410.106.1x34049%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=28
5.0%-42.8%0.390.122.9x2410%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=173
7.2%-76.4%0.380.094.6x4550%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=2
6.3%-89.2%0.350.073.8x23444%
Buy and hold20.8%-88.1%0.640.2462.0x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -79.6% (2005-08-17 → 2013-08-29), recovered after 5,591 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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