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Shriram Finance Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Shriram Finance Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,005 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 29.2%, drawdown -72.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 20.5%, MDD -43.9%, Sharpe 0.87, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.3%, MDD -77.3%, exposure 64%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=18
20.5%-43.9%0.870.4791.3x7433%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=64, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.6
19.8%-46.0%0.800.4378.5x7943%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=63, k=2.3
18.7%-47.8%0.790.3963.6x7340%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.6
20.8%-57.6%0.750.3696.6x6763%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=77
20.7%-53.5%0.750.3993.6x2963%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=96
20.5%-64.8%0.740.3289.9x9764%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=157
21.3%-77.3%0.740.28105.8x4764%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.08
19.5%-56.2%0.730.3573.4x18255%
MACD
fast=19, slow=57, signal=23
15.9%-56.7%0.660.2835.4x20952%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
9.1%-71.1%0.440.138.2x20255%
Buy and hold29.2%-72.4%0.820.40490.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -43.9% (2004-01-08 → 2004-10-29), recovered after 425 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 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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