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IDBI Bank Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IDBI Bank Limited. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -22.5%).

Data 1996-01-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,679 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.8%, drawdown -91.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -67.0%, Sharpe 0.50, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.0%p (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -22.5%, exposure 1%).

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
MACD
fast=20, slow=47, signal=23
12.1%-67.0%0.500.1832.7x25548%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=5
6.1%-75.4%0.340.086.2x55953%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.04
5.7%-72.8%0.330.085.4x30645%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=48
5.1%-87.7%0.330.064.6x13982%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
4.2%-69.9%0.290.063.5x16348%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=28
3.6%-75.7%0.270.053.0x33048%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=2.4
3.1%-71.9%0.250.042.6x16025%
ROC 모멘텀
n=16, threshold=-0.03
1.9%-76.4%0.240.021.8x74163%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.7
1.6%-22.5%0.230.071.6x101%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=64
-1.2%-86.4%0.13-0.010.7x8551%
Buy and hold0.8%-91.0%0.260.011.3x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -67.0% (1998-04-21 → 2000-02-01), recovered after 1,858 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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