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Kotak Gold ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kotak Gold ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2008-04-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,495 (18.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.6%, drawdown -27.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -24.1%, Sharpe 0.90, 75% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=96
12.1%-24.1%0.900.508.2x1375%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=158
12.0%-24.1%0.900.508.1x2373%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=184
11.7%-25.1%0.890.467.6x1871%
ROC 모멘텀
n=141, threshold=-0.04
11.5%-29.6%0.840.397.4x7182%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.9
6.3%-32.8%0.550.193.0x5159%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=2.2
5.0%-19.9%0.490.252.5x6139%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.9
5.3%-27.6%0.490.192.6x8146%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=8
4.8%-40.3%0.410.122.4x13773%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
4.2%-32.8%0.400.132.1x13653%
MACD
fast=19, slow=22, signal=11
3.9%-23.3%0.380.172.0x26351%
Buy and hold13.6%-27.9%0.890.4910.4x1100%
1x 10x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -7% -14% -21% -28% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -24.1% (2026-01-29 → 2026-03-23), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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