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Castrol India Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Castrol India Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -27.0%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,954 (24.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -66.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -10.0%, Sharpe 0.57, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -27.0%, exposure 13%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.3%p (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -27.0%, exposure 13%).

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=33, threshold=32
3.3%-10.0%0.570.332.2x64%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.4
5.0%-27.0%0.480.193.2x2013%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=33
3.7%-59.0%0.280.062.4x11140%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.4
3.3%-57.2%0.270.062.2x11831%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.9
3.4%-66.7%0.270.052.2x5041%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=181
3.0%-73.2%0.250.042.0x3441%
MACD
fast=22, slow=48, signal=22
2.8%-40.8%0.240.072.0x17660%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.1
1.5%-51.5%0.180.031.4x13828%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=68
-1.1%-77.3%0.10-0.010.8x7788%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-4.1%-73.9%-0.07-0.060.4x15757%
Buy and hold5.8%-66.3%0.350.093.8x1100%
1x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -33% -50% -66% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -10.0% (2014-12-08 → 2014-12-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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