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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; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is MACD (CAGR 22.4%, MDD -36.5%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 6,020 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.1%, drawdown -79.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 22.4%, MDD -36.5%, Sharpe 0.83, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 23.6%, MDD -61.9%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: MACD — CAGR is 1.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.8%p (CAGR 22.4%, MDD -36.5%, exposure 52%).

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=24, slow=51, signal=23
22.4%-36.5%0.830.61133.3x18652%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=63, threshold=5
23.6%-61.9%0.810.38171.6x13465%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=30
22.9%-53.9%0.800.42147.2x8068%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=2.5
20.1%-45.8%0.760.4484.5x14854%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=1.9
18.3%-36.1%0.760.5159.0x13440%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=210
21.3%-53.3%0.740.40107.6x3668%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=219
19.4%-58.5%0.710.3373.2x3665%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.02
19.3%-61.5%0.700.3172.5x15668%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.6
15.8%-41.2%0.700.3835.3x14636%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.42
11.8%-56.3%0.520.2114.8x20454%
Buy and hold24.1%-79.3%0.740.30186.3x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ADX / DI 방향성MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -60% -79% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -36.5% (2014-07-24 → 2015-06-29), recovered after 627 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 120 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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