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Cupid Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cupid Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 58.6%, MDD -48.2%).

Data 2016-09-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,442 (9.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 57.6%, drawdown -69.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 52.4%, MDD -39.7%, Sharpe 1.59, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 58.6%, MDD -48.2%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.1%p (CAGR 58.6%, MDD -48.2%, exposure 48%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=59, threshold=0.26
52.4%-39.7%1.591.3263.9x3723%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=72, exitN=5
45.0%-37.6%1.571.2039.1x3719%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=37
29.4%-31.5%1.480.9312.7x89%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=66
58.6%-48.2%1.451.2294.9x2748%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.4
41.8%-40.3%1.441.0431.4x1919%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2
49.9%-59.3%1.420.8454.5x3735%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=83
55.5%-55.8%1.390.9978.2x3748%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=5
47.5%-52.7%1.260.9046.2x2550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
37.9%-48.1%1.080.7923.8x11151%
MACD
fast=6, slow=30, signal=4
29.7%-57.7%0.890.5113.0x31149%
Buy and hold57.6%-69.9%1.180.8289.3x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 EMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -70% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -39.7% (2020-08-25 → 2023-08-25), recovered after 1,158 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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