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IDFC First Bank Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IDFC First Bank Ltd.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.0%, MDD -18.8%).

Data 2015-11-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,652 (10.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.7%, drawdown -77.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -33.5%, Sharpe 0.81, 21% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -34.8%, exposure 24%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.2%p (CAGR 8.0%, MDD -18.8%, exposure 9%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.1
11.2%-33.5%0.810.333.1x1821%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.9
8.0%-18.8%0.790.432.3x109%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=17
11.8%-34.8%0.750.343.3x5924%
ROC 모멘텀
n=56, threshold=0.14
10.9%-31.9%0.690.343.0x8125%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=70, exitN=9
7.5%-41.5%0.580.182.2x3519%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=72
8.3%-54.8%0.480.152.4x1741%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3
8.4%-45.8%0.470.182.4x6746%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=103
7.7%-50.8%0.450.152.2x2138%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.3
8.2%-57.8%0.440.142.3x17349%
MACD
fast=9, slow=59, signal=18
4.9%-50.9%0.320.101.7x14549%
Buy and hold1.7%-77.6%0.230.021.2x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.5% (2016-09-28 → 2020-12-21), recovered after 1,597 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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