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Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited backtest
10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 16.5%, MDD -42.3%).
Results by strategy
8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.1%, drawdown -88.0%).
Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.5%, MDD -42.3%, Sharpe 0.70, 34% exposure.
CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -48.5%, exposure 51%.
Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 8.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.7%p (CAGR 16.5%, MDD -42.3%, exposure 34%).
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 · parameters | CAGR | MDD | Sharpe | Calmar | Total | Trades | Exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keltner 채널 돌파 emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=28, mult=1.2 |
16.5% | -42.3% | 0.70 | 0.39 | 17.8x | 162 | 34% |
| MACD fast=13, slow=42, signal=18 |
18.2% | -48.5% | 0.69 | 0.37 | 23.4x | 202 | 51% |
| ADX / DI 방향성 period=34, threshold=41 |
6.2% | -21.7% | 0.61 | 0.29 | 3.1x | 6 | 5% |
| SMA 크로스오버 fast=8, slow=108 |
12.6% | -82.1% | 0.57 | 0.15 | 9.4x | 61 | 51% |
| 볼린저 밴드 돌파 n=59, k=1.2 |
11.7% | -75.6% | 0.55 | 0.16 | 8.1x | 90 | 42% |
| Donchian 채널 돌파 entryN=15, exitN=37 |
12.9% | -81.0% | 0.55 | 0.16 | 9.8x | 61 | 66% |
| Supertrend period=29, mult=5 |
11.9% | -78.2% | 0.55 | 0.15 | 8.3x | 40 | 46% |
| EMA 크로스오버 fast=32, slow=46 |
10.9% | -82.2% | 0.52 | 0.13 | 7.1x | 57 | 53% |
| ROC 모멘텀 n=21, threshold=-0.03 |
9.1% | -83.8% | 0.47 | 0.11 | 5.2x | 362 | 63% |
| Parabolic SAR step=0.02, maxStep=0.24 |
7.5% | -64.7% | 0.39 | 0.12 | 3.9x | 378 | 50% |
| Buy and hold | 8.1% | -88.0% | 0.44 | 0.09 | 4.4x | 1 | 100% |
Rules of the top strategy
Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.
- Buy — Buy when the close breaks above the 22-day average + 1.2× volatility (Keltner top)
- Sell — Sell when the close falls back to the 22-day average