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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 36.4%, MDD -15.7%).

Data 2021-01-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,384 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.1%, drawdown -61.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 36.4%, MDD -15.7%, Sharpe 1.43, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 41.3%, MDD -38.2%, exposure 37%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 12.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.0%p (CAGR 36.4%, MDD -15.7%, exposure 13%).

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=11, k=2.6
36.4%-15.7%1.432.335.7x2413%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=219
41.3%-38.2%1.221.086.9x437%
ROC 모멘텀
n=179, threshold=0.15
37.7%-33.6%1.151.126.0x834%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=57
37.4%-33.6%1.141.115.9x1443%
MACD
fast=8, slow=47, signal=18
31.5%-40.5%1.090.784.6x6442%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=23
30.0%-24.1%1.091.254.3x1023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=113, exitN=56
33.0%-29.1%1.081.134.9x429%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.3
32.7%-37.2%1.060.884.9x2437%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=1.8
29.7%-28.2%1.041.054.3x6439%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
24.9%-50.1%0.900.503.5x5639%
Buy and hold24.1%-61.7%0.750.393.3x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.7% (2021-05-24 → 2022-01-24), recovered after 541 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 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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