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Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty 50 ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2011-07-22 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,724 (15.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.5%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR -43.1%, MDD -100.0%, Sharpe 2.25, 71% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 121.8%, MDD -99.9%, exposure 68%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=20, exitN=65
-43.1%-100.0%2.25-0.430.0x2871%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=5
-63.5%-100.0%2.17-0.630.0x4871%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=55
121.8%-99.9%2.161.22169007.8x43768%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=9, threshold=-0.08
-89.6%-100.0%2.08-0.900.0x20396%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=61
-97.5%-100.0%1.58-0.970.0x7159%
MACD
fast=15, slow=29, signal=15
-100.0%-100.0%1.33-1.000.0x29850%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.14
-100.0%-100.0%0.60-1.000.0x51546%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=15
-54.1%-100.0%0.10-0.540.0x11740%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=2.5
-97.9%-100.0%-0.10-0.980.0x966%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
-98.9%-100.0%-1.41-0.990.0x709%
Buy and hold-4.5%-98.1%2.30-0.050.5x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 10x 100x 1,000x 10,000x 100,000x 1,000,000x 10,000,000x 100,000,000x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -100.0% (2013-01-21 → 2025-04-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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