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L&T Technology Services Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of L&T Technology Services Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.7%).

Data 2016-09-23 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,458 (9.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.3%, drawdown -50.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.7%, Sharpe 0.74, 36% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.3%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -27.7%, exposure 36%).

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=32, threshold=15
15.2%-27.7%0.740.554.1x4836%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.1
14.1%-43.3%0.660.323.7x5040%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=32
11.9%-37.1%0.620.323.1x1632%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=110
14.1%-48.9%0.610.293.7x2654%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.9
12.7%-49.7%0.590.263.3x2555%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=159
10.7%-46.9%0.510.232.7x3055%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.3
7.5%-44.2%0.460.172.0x4629%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.4
3.3%-14.1%0.390.241.4x84%
MACD
fast=19, slow=53, signal=17
2.1%-50.2%0.210.041.2x10553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.06
2.0%-47.6%0.200.041.2x16354%
Buy and hold15.3%-50.0%0.590.314.1x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -25% -38% -50% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -27.7% (2024-02-13 → 2026-04-13), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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