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ICICI Prudential Nifty FMCG ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ICICI Prudential Nifty FMCG ETF. 5 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 9.6%, MDD -10.0%).

Data 2021-08-10 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,247 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.4%, drawdown -30.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.6%, MDD -10.0%, Sharpe 1.13, 45% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -15.9%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.1%p (CAGR 9.6%, MDD -10.0%, exposure 45%).

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=61, exitN=29
9.6%-10.0%1.130.961.6x445%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=161
9.7%-15.9%1.030.611.6x461%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=38
5.3%-7.9%1.020.681.3x1217%
Supertrend
period=6, mult=3.4
9.1%-13.9%0.900.661.6x1069%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=120
8.1%-17.2%0.880.471.5x459%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=2.7
4.4%-10.2%0.860.431.2x1019%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=0.02
6.5%-22.8%0.760.291.4x1653%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.9
4.0%-8.4%0.680.481.2x1423%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-1.8%-27.7%-0.13-0.060.9x5057%
MACD
fast=11, slow=52, signal=19
-4.3%-26.3%-0.45-0.160.8x6646%
Buy and hold6.4%-30.1%0.540.211.4x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -8% -15% -23% -30% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -10.0% (2024-01-04 → 2024-05-31), recovered after 193 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 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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