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UCO Bank backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UCO Bank. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -54.6%).

Data 2003-10-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,649 (22.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.3%, drawdown -94.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 11.6%, MDD -70.9%, Sharpe 0.50, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.4%p (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -54.6%, exposure 9%).

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
MACD
fast=15, slow=27, signal=17
11.6%-70.9%0.500.1612.2x28050%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=3.1
8.0%-57.6%0.460.145.8x3414%
ROC 모멘텀
n=96, threshold=0.14
7.2%-81.5%0.390.094.9x12027%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=212
7.3%-80.8%0.390.095.0x3041%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=109, exitN=6
5.6%-54.6%0.390.103.5x529%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=82
5.1%-88.5%0.320.063.1x5643%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.7
4.4%-86.1%0.300.052.7x9955%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.3
3.5%-69.1%0.260.052.2x9624%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=28
3.0%-61.4%0.240.052.0x24026%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.38
0.0%-86.3%0.160.001.0x37145%
Buy and hold1.3%-94.3%0.250.011.3x1100%
1x 10x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -94% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -70.9% (2024-02-07 → 2026-06-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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