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IndusInd Bank Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IndusInd Bank Ltd.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 20.7%, MDD -48.3%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,982 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.0%, drawdown -85.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 16.9%, MDD -58.6%, Sharpe 0.72, 41% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 20.7%, MDD -48.3%, exposure 72%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.5%p (CAGR 20.7%, MDD -48.3%, exposure 72%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=13
16.9%-58.6%0.720.2943.3x14341%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=161
19.8%-52.9%0.720.3777.1x3764%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=87
20.7%-48.3%0.710.4393.2x3972%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=2.6
14.6%-33.3%0.670.4426.7x8331%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=50
17.1%-46.4%0.650.3745.2x9761%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.5
14.2%-51.0%0.630.2824.4x8142%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0
16.2%-67.4%0.620.2437.3x14365%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.6
12.9%-50.8%0.550.2518.4x10559%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
10.9%-61.0%0.490.1812.0x20756%
MACD
fast=14, slow=48, signal=17
8.9%-56.8%0.430.167.8x30449%
Buy and hold18.0%-85.1%0.600.2154.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -58.6% (2005-08-19 → 2007-10-08), recovered after 1,355 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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