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Mphasis Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mphasis Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 14.5%, MDD -30.4%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,002 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.0%, drawdown -63.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 14.5%, MDD -30.4%, Sharpe 0.82, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.5%, MDD -37.7%, exposure 31%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.6%p (CAGR 14.5%, MDD -30.4%, exposure 20%).

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=47, k=2.9
14.5%-30.4%0.820.4826.2x4020%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=74, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.8
15.5%-37.7%0.780.4132.6x4831%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=26
9.7%-16.2%0.730.609.4x1412%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=22
14.0%-38.4%0.720.3623.5x5534%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=56
13.2%-62.0%0.590.2120.2x12955%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.7
12.9%-74.1%0.580.1718.7x5358%
ROC 모멘텀
n=61, threshold=0.1
9.6%-76.2%0.530.139.2x25233%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=77
8.8%-80.9%0.450.117.6x11557%
MACD
fast=12, slow=52, signal=18
4.5%-65.7%0.300.072.9x30852%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
0.1%-79.7%0.140.001.0x20558%
Buy and hold16.0%-63.1%0.580.2535.9x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -47% -63% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.4% (2009-11-17 → 2017-10-18), recovered after 3,160 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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