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Computer Age Management Services Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Computer Age Management Services Ltd. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 22.7%, MDD -33.9%).

Data 2020-10-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,444 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.6%, drawdown -49.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 22.7%, MDD -33.9%, Sharpe 0.88, 59% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.2%p (CAGR 22.7%, MDD -33.9%, exposure 59%).

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=22, mult=4.9
22.7%-33.9%0.880.673.3x1159%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=47
18.4%-37.2%0.760.502.7x1154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=68
16.3%-36.1%0.700.452.4x1352%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.13
14.4%-38.2%0.690.382.2x2835%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=70
16.3%-37.8%0.680.432.4x2459%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=3.4
4.9%-6.9%0.670.711.3x23%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=37
6.6%-13.6%0.610.481.4x89%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.7
10.1%-29.5%0.550.341.7x2037%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
4.2%-51.6%0.290.081.3x10353%
MACD
fast=16, slow=54, signal=29
-2.7%-52.5%-0.01-0.050.9x6050%
Buy and hold19.6%-49.1%0.690.402.8x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -25% -37% -49% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -33.9% (2021-09-01 → 2022-07-04), recovered after 1,042 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 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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