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LTM Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of LTM Limited. 4 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 23.1%, MDD -27.2%).

Data 2016-07-21 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,501 (10.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.3%, drawdown -53.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 23.1%, MDD -27.2%, Sharpe 0.99, 59% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.3%, MDD -34.4%, exposure 77%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 2.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.0%p (CAGR 23.1%, MDD -27.2%, exposure 59%).

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=53, k=0.4
23.1%-27.2%0.990.858.2x6959%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=46
23.2%-36.9%0.970.638.2x5563%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=24
21.3%-34.4%0.940.627.1x10358%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=25
15.7%-17.5%0.930.904.4x617%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=22
23.3%-34.4%0.910.688.3x5777%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.3
19.2%-33.8%0.840.575.9x3365%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=19, mult=1
18.1%-36.2%0.820.505.4x7356%
ROC 모멘텀
n=115, threshold=0.01
15.6%-41.8%0.700.374.3x5962%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
9.0%-43.3%0.490.212.4x8358%
MACD
fast=13, slow=20, signal=23
8.6%-36.1%0.480.242.3x13252%
Buy and hold20.3%-53.2%0.740.386.5x1100%
1x 10x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -27% -40% -53% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -27.2% (2022-08-11 → 2023-10-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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