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Hindalco Industries Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hindalco Industries Limited. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -54.0%).

Data 1996-01-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,679 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.6%, drawdown -83.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.5%, MDD -64.5%, Sharpe 0.59, 53% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -67.9%, exposure 77%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.5%p (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -54.0%, exposure 47%).

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=17, mult=3.5
13.5%-64.5%0.590.2147.5x14453%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=24
14.6%-67.9%0.570.2164.3x18577%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=20
7.5%-39.7%0.490.199.2x11021%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=154
9.8%-70.7%0.470.1417.4x7453%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.08
9.2%-68.2%0.470.1414.9x19044%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.1
9.1%-54.0%0.460.1714.4x20847%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=78
9.3%-62.9%0.450.1515.1x7055%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
7.2%-63.9%0.390.118.5x25851%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.3
6.9%-67.7%0.390.107.6x20243%
MACD
fast=13, slow=35, signal=13
3.2%-72.3%0.260.042.7x44351%
Buy and hold8.6%-83.0%0.410.1012.4x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -62% -83% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -64.5% (2010-11-11 → 2013-08-27), recovered after 3,675 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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