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Universal Cables Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Universal Cables Limited. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 24.4%, MDD -63.4%).

Data 2002-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,982 (24.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 21.2%, drawdown -86.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 25.4%, MDD -66.0%, Sharpe 0.75, 59% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 26.5%, MDD -68.1%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.3%p (CAGR 24.4%, MDD -63.4%, exposure 54%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=-0.02
25.4%-66.0%0.750.38232.1x15959%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=28
26.5%-68.1%0.750.39288.9x9564%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=114
24.4%-63.4%0.740.38191.2x8154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=64
21.4%-64.2%0.680.33106.6x5955%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.8
21.7%-65.0%0.670.33113.7x8957%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.32
16.8%-66.1%0.580.2542.3x47349%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=23, mult=0.9
15.8%-60.5%0.580.2634.4x19942%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=23
12.6%-64.8%0.500.1917.4x33641%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=51, k=1.6
11.9%-66.2%0.490.1815.0x13537%
MACD
fast=11, slow=22, signal=9
12.3%-80.4%0.480.1516.4x48949%
Buy and hold21.2%-86.3%0.620.25102.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -86% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -66.0% (2010-09-17 → 2014-03-27), recovered after 1,917 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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