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NATCO Pharma Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NATCO Pharma Limited. 6 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 17.7%, MDD -57.7%).

Data 1996-01-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,677 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.7%, drawdown -90.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 17.7%, MDD -57.7%, Sharpe 0.66, 38% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.6%p (CAGR 17.7%, MDD -57.7%, exposure 38%).

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=55, k=1.8
17.7%-57.7%0.660.31147.1x12638%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.8
17.5%-69.7%0.630.25138.1x8644%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=31
16.2%-67.9%0.600.2497.9x6245%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=14, mult=2
15.2%-68.6%0.590.2276.6x12238%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
16.2%-74.8%0.590.2298.7x22553%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=50
15.5%-61.6%0.570.2582.7x17253%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=123
13.0%-88.7%0.510.1542.2x5857%
ROC 모멘텀
n=35, threshold=-0.02
11.8%-85.2%0.480.1430.2x48758%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=8
7.6%-92.5%0.380.089.3x33357%
MACD
fast=13, slow=67, signal=11
6.4%-78.2%0.350.086.7x42651%
Buy and hold13.7%-90.3%0.510.1551.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -57.7% (1997-01-15 → 1999-02-26), recovered after 999 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 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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