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Nippon India ETF Nifty Bank BeES backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nippon India ETF Nifty Bank BeES. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2009-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,335 (17.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.8%, drawdown -90.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 9.4%, MDD -31.0%, Sharpe 0.67, 49% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
MACD
fast=15, slow=46, signal=16
9.4%-31.0%0.670.304.9x19049%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=2.4
6.2%-15.9%0.620.392.9x10222%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.3
4.8%-23.8%0.510.202.3x5018%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=19
4.8%-31.5%0.450.152.3x4834%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.17
3.8%-27.9%0.400.131.9x8425%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=5, exitN=38
-0.4%-92.7%0.33-0.000.9x8587%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.4
-1.2%-91.7%0.30-0.010.8x9358%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=81
7.5%-90.1%0.260.083.6x6365%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=49
-2.7%-91.7%0.25-0.030.6x8966%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-8.5%-94.8%0.02-0.090.2x14857%
Buy and hold14.8%-90.0%0.290.1611.2x1100%
1x 10x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -90% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -31.0% (2010-10-05 → 2012-01-05), recovered after 730 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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