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UltraTech Cement Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UltraTech Cement Limited. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -35.2%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,972 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.2%, drawdown -79.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 16.3%, MDD -35.2%, Sharpe 0.78, 59% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.1%p (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -35.2%, 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
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.1
16.3%-35.2%0.780.4637.6x12359%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=54, exitN=26
13.6%-42.3%0.730.3221.5x7148%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=78
15.6%-56.3%0.730.2832.6x7561%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=62
14.3%-52.5%0.680.2724.9x6365%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=20
10.9%-43.6%0.660.2512.0x19834%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=75, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.1
11.8%-35.5%0.650.3314.6x9848%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=2.1
11.1%-35.2%0.650.3212.6x9438%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=0.03
12.0%-54.1%0.610.2215.3x21858%
MACD
fast=13, slow=59, signal=19
9.2%-78.2%0.520.128.2x24451%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
4.5%-82.8%0.360.052.9x21054%
Buy and hold16.2%-79.3%0.650.2036.9x1100%
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% -40% -60% -79% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -35.2% (2024-08-01 → 2026-07-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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