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Craftsman Automation Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Craftsman Automation Ltd.. 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 47.2%, MDD -31.2%).

Data 2021-03-25 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,344 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 45.8%, drawdown -40.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 47.2%, MDD -31.2%, Sharpe 1.28, 94% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 9.2%p (CAGR 47.2%, MDD -31.2%, exposure 94%).

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=135
47.2%-31.2%1.281.518.2x594%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.4
37.8%-30.8%1.221.235.7x1176%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.18
33.0%-30.3%1.161.094.7x6559%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=27
32.9%-20.2%1.131.624.7x5362%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=24
32.0%-27.9%1.101.154.5x4768%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.3
23.9%-22.9%0.971.043.2x2755%
ROC 모멘텀
n=128, threshold=-0.02
25.7%-38.0%0.900.683.5x2375%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=11
23.5%-29.3%0.880.803.2x10366%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.5
21.0%-27.0%0.860.782.8x3159%
MACD
fast=11, slow=22, signal=13
17.0%-22.6%0.750.752.3x9548%
Buy and hold45.8%-40.4%1.231.137.8x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -10% -20% -30% -40% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.2% (2024-09-25 → 2025-01-23), recovered after 293 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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