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MakeMyTrip Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MakeMyTrip Limited. 5 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 5.2%, MDD -19.8%).

Data 2010-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,016 (16.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -73.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.2%, MDD -19.8%, Sharpe 0.51, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -63.2%, exposure 43%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 53.6%p (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -19.8%, exposure 4%).

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=62, threshold=23
5.2%-19.8%0.510.262.3x44%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=155
12.6%-63.2%0.510.206.7x2243%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=0.12
9.5%-57.8%0.440.164.2x9634%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=57
7.7%-58.0%0.380.133.3x2546%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=175
6.2%-53.0%0.340.122.6x2444%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.8
2.3%-46.5%0.230.051.4x188%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=4
-0.8%-67.0%0.16-0.010.9x6549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=2.9
-1.0%-70.5%0.05-0.010.8x2917%
MACD
fast=14, slow=30, signal=15
-5.8%-81.0%0.01-0.070.4x24050%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.16
-10.6%-90.8%-0.12-0.120.2x42350%
Buy and hold4.9%-73.4%0.350.072.1x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -19.8% (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-19), recovered after 39 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 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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