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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 20.5%, MDD -34.8%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,975 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.8%, drawdown -75.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.3%, MDD -67.4%, Sharpe 0.33, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.8%, MDD -71.4%, exposure 85%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 21.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 7.9%p (CAGR 20.5%, 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
5.3%-67.4%0.330.083.5x4951%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=196
4.9%-48.4%0.310.103.1x3248%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=102
3.9%-48.9%0.280.082.5x4148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=104, threshold=0.12
3.6%-52.7%0.270.072.3x14929%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=58
23.8%-71.4%0.210.33168.2x6785%
MACD
fast=17, slow=23, signal=15
19.5%-79.3%0.210.2572.2x29157%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=18
20.5%-34.8%0.210.5988.9x6033%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.7
14.5%-78.7%0.200.1826.1x12718%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.38
7.9%-92.6%0.200.086.2x70158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.1
1.7%-52.9%0.180.031.5x4511%
Buy and hold26.8%-75.2%0.220.36300.0x1100%
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 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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