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UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 18.3%, MDD -29.6%).

Data 2020-10-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,438 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.1%, drawdown -48.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -7.1%, Sharpe 0.84, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 18.3%, MDD -29.6%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 4.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.9%p (CAGR 18.3%, MDD -29.6%, exposure 54%).

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=26, threshold=40
5.6%-7.1%0.840.791.4x24%
ROC 모멘텀
n=95, threshold=-0.01
18.3%-29.6%0.800.622.7x2654%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=4.7
15.9%-45.8%0.700.352.4x1461%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=79
15.4%-33.6%0.660.462.3x1066%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.7
6.5%-13.4%0.620.481.4x69%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=126
12.7%-34.8%0.600.372.0x1055%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=83
11.5%-41.9%0.560.271.9x1656%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=2.3
8.5%-19.6%0.540.431.6x2628%
MACD
fast=14, slow=55, signal=10
7.5%-37.5%0.420.201.5x7649%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.18
5.0%-30.9%0.320.161.3x12453%
Buy and hold10.1%-48.9%0.450.211.7x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -24% -37% -49% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -7.1% (2021-08-03 → 2021-08-10), recovered after 9 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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