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Hindustan Zinc Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hindustan Zinc Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 20.6%, MDD -34.8%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,954 (24.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.3%, drawdown -75.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -67.4%, Sharpe 0.33, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.3%, MDD -71.4%, exposure 84%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 21.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 7.9%p (CAGR 20.6%, MDD -34.8%, exposure 33%).

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=13, mult=4.9
5.4%-67.4%0.330.083.5x4851%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=196
4.9%-48.4%0.310.103.1x3248%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=102
4.1%-48.9%0.280.082.6x4048%
ROC 모멘텀
n=104, threshold=0.12
3.5%-52.7%0.260.072.3x14829%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=58
23.3%-71.4%0.210.33152.3x6784%
MACD
fast=17, slow=23, signal=15
19.1%-79.3%0.210.2465.4x29156%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=18
20.6%-34.8%0.210.5988.9x6033%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.7
14.9%-78.7%0.200.1927.9x12418%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.38
7.4%-92.6%0.200.085.5x69958%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.1
1.5%-52.9%0.170.031.4x4410%
Buy and hold26.3%-75.2%0.220.35271.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -56% -75% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -67.4% (2002-09-02 → 2009-02-26), recovered after 2,633 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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