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Bajaj Finserv Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bajaj Finserv Limited. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 21.2%, MDD -35.9%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,971 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.4%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 26.2%, MDD -45.1%, Sharpe 1.02, 65% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 19.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.6%p (CAGR 21.2%, MDD -35.9%, exposure 43%).

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=13, exitN=23
26.2%-45.1%1.020.58268.0x11565%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.4
25.1%-47.5%1.010.53219.3x6761%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=1.8
21.2%-35.9%0.970.59101.0x15743%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=15, mult=1
20.8%-42.3%0.960.4994.6x24544%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=30
23.2%-43.2%0.950.54150.4x19159%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=43
23.1%-47.7%0.940.48149.2x18559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=-0.01
19.1%-58.3%0.790.3366.5x18368%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=16
11.6%-46.4%0.620.2514.1x24743%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
11.8%-52.9%0.570.2214.5x49655%
MACD
fast=16, slow=22, signal=18
2.8%-98.1%0.410.031.9x32050%
Buy and hold6.4%-99.7%0.500.064.4x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -45.1% (2006-05-17 → 2007-11-12), recovered after 973 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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