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Tata Communications Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tata Communications Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 13.5%, MDD -60.9%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,981 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -81.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.5%, MDD -60.9%, Sharpe 0.56, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.4%p (CAGR 13.5%, MDD -60.9%, exposure 50%).

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
Supertrend
period=25, mult=2.7
13.5%-60.9%0.560.2221.0x14850%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=2.8
7.8%-51.0%0.470.156.0x7610%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=35
9.7%-85.3%0.440.119.4x11071%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.7
7.8%-67.3%0.420.126.0x7823%
MACD
fast=22, slow=40, signal=8
7.1%-76.2%0.370.095.2x32849%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=155
6.4%-90.3%0.350.074.4x10359%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=59
6.3%-83.4%0.350.084.4x11254%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=27
5.1%-66.9%0.330.083.3x9016%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
4.2%-86.1%0.290.052.7x41252%
ROC 모멘텀
n=72, threshold=-0.01
3.5%-87.7%0.270.042.3x29956%
Buy and hold13.0%-81.2%0.500.1618.8x1100%
1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.9% (2008-01-01 → 2013-08-16), recovered after 3,208 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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