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Siemens Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Siemens Limited. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 23.7%, MDD -38.7%).

Data 1999-01-04 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,914 (27.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 22.6%, drawdown -81.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 23.7%, MDD -38.7%, Sharpe 0.93, 58% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.2%p (CAGR 23.7%, MDD -38.7%, exposure 58%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=91, exitN=67
23.7%-38.7%0.930.61361.8x2958%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=152
23.3%-44.5%0.900.52330.6x6363%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=152
22.6%-54.2%0.860.42281.8x3365%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=0.01
20.7%-52.4%0.810.40183.1x17561%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1.1
16.0%-56.2%0.730.2960.9x20348%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=2.5
15.9%-68.0%0.700.2359.5x19555%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.4
10.0%-33.4%0.660.3014.1x5818%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=15
13.0%-53.5%0.650.2429.4x16838%
MACD
fast=16, slow=51, signal=13
13.2%-55.2%0.610.2430.5x33951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.1
10.5%-67.8%0.510.1515.7x53354%
Buy and hold22.6%-81.9%0.740.28277.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -38.7% (2006-04-05 → 2006-06-14), recovered after 211 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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