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Aster DM Quality Care Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aster DM Quality Care Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 14.3%, MDD -29.1%).

Data 2018-02-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,105 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.2%, drawdown -56.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 19.8%, MDD -53.2%, Sharpe 0.75, 64% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 3.3%p (CAGR 14.3%, MDD -29.1%, exposure 58%).

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=11, mult=2.6
19.8%-53.2%0.750.374.6x4064%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=53
14.7%-45.0%0.620.333.2x3460%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=54, exitN=59
14.3%-29.1%0.610.493.1x1558%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=35
13.7%-52.2%0.590.263.0x4460%
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=-0.02
12.5%-58.4%0.540.212.7x11465%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=8
12.2%-42.8%0.530.282.7x9265%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=3.3
7.3%-19.1%0.520.381.8x1420%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.7
7.5%-30.0%0.420.251.8x2641%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
5.7%-51.1%0.340.111.6x6458%
MACD
fast=11, slow=18, signal=13
-5.5%-51.7%-0.08-0.110.6x17848%
Buy and hold18.2%-56.5%0.630.324.1x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.2% (2021-09-14 → 2023-03-01), recovered after 884 days.

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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