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BLS International Services Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BLS International Services Ltd.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 30.1%, MDD -30.2%).

Data 2016-06-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,505 (10.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.6%, drawdown -90.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 30.1%, MDD -30.2%, Sharpe 1.12, 24% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 38.6%, MDD -51.6%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 3.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.0%p (CAGR 30.1%, MDD -30.2%, exposure 24%).

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=27, threshold=25
30.1%-30.2%1.121.0014.3x2024%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=3.7
38.6%-51.6%1.080.7527.3x3855%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=1.4
33.7%-38.3%1.050.8819.0x6241%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=30
36.0%-51.0%1.010.7122.4x3258%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=207
35.9%-39.9%1.010.9022.3x1053%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=13, mult=4
21.9%-31.5%1.000.707.4x1416%
MACD
fast=8, slow=30, signal=17
32.7%-51.7%0.980.6317.5x13748%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=152
35.5%-39.9%0.980.8921.6x456%
ROC 모멘텀
n=48, threshold=0.03
31.3%-51.5%0.930.6115.8x12049%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
23.5%-59.9%0.760.398.5x15752%
Buy and hold26.6%-90.2%0.720.3010.9x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -30.2% (2021-09-17 → 2022-05-12), recovered after 304 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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