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Schaeffler India Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schaeffler India Ltd. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,002 (24.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 27.0%, drawdown -80.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 12.8%, MDD -55.9%, Sharpe 0.66, 50% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 23.3%, MDD -80.0%, exposure 73%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=15
12.8%-55.9%0.660.2318.4x11250%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=59
9.0%-81.3%0.500.118.0x13663%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=204
23.3%-80.0%0.440.29158.6x3173%
ROC 모멘텀
n=93, threshold=-0.04
22.6%-80.0%0.430.28136.9x18972%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=4.9
20.7%-82.0%0.410.2594.9x4163%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=42
20.6%-80.0%0.410.2693.0x5169%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=72, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.1
17.9%-81.6%0.380.2253.8x13653%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=1.5
17.1%-81.1%0.370.2145.6x11048%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
1.8%-86.0%0.280.021.5x20754%
MACD
fast=19, slow=40, signal=15
5.8%-85.6%0.250.073.9x29250%
Buy and hold27.0%-80.7%0.480.33323.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -55.9% (2006-05-16 → 2009-07-23), recovered after 2,970 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 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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