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ICICI Prudential Nifty Private Bank ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ICICI Prudential Nifty Private Bank ETF. 1 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 8.3%, MDD -17.4%).

Data 2019-08-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,718 (7.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.4%, drawdown -48.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -17.4%, Sharpe 0.75, 35% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.2%, MDD -21.2%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.1%p (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -17.4%, exposure 35%).

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=36, threshold=23
8.3%-17.4%0.750.481.7x835%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.5
9.2%-21.2%0.700.441.8x3457%
MACD
fast=14, slow=37, signal=23
7.4%-20.7%0.580.361.6x6849%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=153
7.3%-18.7%0.570.391.6x1262%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=35
7.0%-22.1%0.550.321.6x4662%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=55
5.8%-19.7%0.480.301.5x1155%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=-0.02
5.7%-37.7%0.430.151.5x8371%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.4
3.7%-17.8%0.400.211.3x3635%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.4
2.8%-16.9%0.290.171.2x4646%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-2.5%-35.3%-0.09-0.070.8x6461%
Buy and hold8.4%-48.4%0.470.171.8x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -24% -36% -48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.4% (2021-02-15 → 2021-04-12), recovered after 224 days.

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 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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