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Cipla Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cipla Ltd. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-01-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,678 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.2%, drawdown -96.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -31.3%, Sharpe 0.45, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -94.1%, exposure 67%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=35
5.0%-31.3%0.450.164.5x7610%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=189
11.4%-94.1%0.350.1227.4x4767%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=195
10.8%-93.6%0.340.1122.7x6361%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=74
-4.2%-99.6%0.25-0.040.3x5165%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=1.1
-3.8%-97.6%0.18-0.040.3x22546%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.7
-0.0%-86.7%0.18-0.001.0x4813%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4
-9.1%-99.8%0.18-0.090.1x12559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=-0.03
-14.9%-100.0%0.16-0.150.0x26968%
MACD
fast=18, slow=35, signal=15
-21.2%-100.0%0.06-0.210.0x41451%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-23.0%-100.0%0.03-0.230.0x26754%
Buy and hold18.2%-96.5%0.400.19166.0x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -97% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -31.3% (1999-10-20 → 2003-09-22), recovered after 2,347 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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