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SBI Gold ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SBI Gold ETF. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -18.1%).

Data 2009-05-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,245 (17.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -13.5%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -18.1%, Sharpe 0.81, 32% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 21.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 81.9%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -18.1%, exposure 32%).

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=57, threshold=20
7.9%-18.1%0.810.443.7x1432%
MACD
fast=15, slow=22, signal=16
5.5%-22.0%0.530.252.5x21753%
ROC 모멘텀
n=135, threshold=0.16
4.0%-24.8%0.440.162.0x6221%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=90
-17.6%-99.0%0.09-0.180.0x1957%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=2.4
-17.5%-99.1%0.09-0.180.0x12257%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=73, k=1.7
-17.9%-99.0%0.08-0.180.0x5646%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=55
-18.2%-99.0%0.07-0.180.0x9860%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.6
-20.1%-99.2%-0.03-0.200.0x5438%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=198
-36.3%-100.0%-0.07-0.360.0x1555%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.2
-21.1%-99.2%-0.08-0.210.0x20654%
Buy and hold-13.5%-100.0%0.24-0.140.1x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -18.1% (2009-12-03 → 2018-07-04), recovered after 3,683 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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