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Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 48.7%, MDD -32.3%).

Data 2021-03-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,345 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 46.5%, drawdown -58.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 31.4%, MDD -18.9%, Sharpe 1.46, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 49.9%, MDD -35.3%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 15.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.1%p (CAGR 48.7%, MDD -32.3%, exposure 50%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.3
31.4%-18.9%1.461.664.4x520%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=97
49.9%-35.3%1.381.419.0x1152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=1, slow=126
48.7%-32.3%1.371.518.6x2950%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.7
36.1%-25.2%1.341.435.3x929%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=0.12
46.0%-36.9%1.331.257.8x2347%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=92, exitN=43
44.2%-33.3%1.321.337.3x747%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=29
27.7%-17.9%1.291.553.8x1118%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.9
41.5%-41.5%1.231.006.6x1354%
MACD
fast=11, slow=32, signal=13
31.6%-36.9%1.000.864.5x7653%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.22
27.1%-40.6%0.910.673.7x13952%
Buy and hold46.5%-58.0%1.080.807.9x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -29% -44% -58% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.9% (2023-08-31 → 2023-09-25), recovered after 36 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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