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Zen Technologies Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Zen Technologies Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 35.3%, MDD -36.8%).

Data 2015-03-30 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,824 (11.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 35.5%, drawdown -85.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 35.3%, MDD -36.8%, Sharpe 1.04, 41% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 38.6%, MDD -63.8%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.4%p (CAGR 35.3%, MDD -36.8%, exposure 41%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=104, exitN=43
35.3%-36.8%1.040.9631.5x941%
MACD
fast=15, slow=19, signal=16
38.6%-63.8%1.030.6141.7x16549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=1.3
34.7%-59.0%0.990.5930.1x16038%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=141
32.6%-58.8%0.920.5525.2x3154%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
33.1%-65.3%0.920.5126.2x18248%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.7
25.9%-37.5%0.920.6913.9x2426%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=43
32.0%-62.6%0.890.5123.9x3556%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.1
30.4%-65.8%0.870.4620.7x11248%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=0.06
26.6%-47.4%0.840.5614.8x8345%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
19.7%-46.8%0.820.427.8x5416%
Buy and hold35.5%-85.2%0.830.4232.2x1100%
1x 10x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACDDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.8% (2016-01-06 → 2017-10-17), recovered after 680 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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