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Atul Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Atul Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 21.1%, MDD -38.2%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,981 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.9%, drawdown -79.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 24.5%, MDD -61.9%, Sharpe 0.83, 65% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.5%p (CAGR 21.1%, MDD -38.2%, exposure 53%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=63, threshold=5
24.5%-61.9%0.830.40195.4x13165%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=2.8
21.1%-38.2%0.790.55100.5x12753%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=35
23.3%-60.2%0.760.39155.1x8982%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=118
21.3%-53.2%0.750.40104.0x7965%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=-0.07
21.0%-62.8%0.730.3399.3x11774%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.9
17.1%-32.1%0.720.5344.6x12240%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=203
19.5%-64.4%0.710.3072.4x6164%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.5
15.5%-35.5%0.670.4432.1x14941%
MACD
fast=17, slow=58, signal=17
16.5%-42.7%0.670.3939.9x24152%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
12.1%-56.3%0.530.2215.7x20354%
Buy and hold24.9%-79.3%0.760.31212.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -79% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -61.9% (2006-05-10 → 2009-01-22), recovered after 1,342 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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