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Varun Beverages Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Varun Beverages Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 31.1%, MDD -32.0%).

Data 2016-11-08 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,429 (9.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 31.5%, drawdown -43.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 31.1%, MDD -32.0%, Sharpe 1.07, 80% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 11.3%p (CAGR 31.1%, MDD -32.0%, exposure 80%).

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
Supertrend
period=21, mult=5
31.1%-32.0%1.070.9714.2x1280%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=202
30.3%-37.7%1.030.8013.4x675%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=101, exitN=60
30.2%-37.7%1.020.8013.3x677%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=238
29.2%-37.7%1.000.7712.3x874%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=-0.03
27.4%-41.6%0.950.6610.8x4679%
MACD
fast=25, slow=53, signal=37
17.8%-36.3%0.820.495.0x6249%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=14
15.9%-24.0%0.770.664.2x5244%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=11, mult=2
11.0%-31.9%0.560.342.8x4850%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.2
8.9%-26.3%0.540.342.3x2432%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
9.5%-36.5%0.490.262.4x15453%
Buy and hold31.5%-43.3%0.970.7314.6x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -22% -32% -43% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -32.0% (2024-07-29 → 2026-02-05), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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