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Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 33.1%, MDD -22.5%).

Data 2019-10-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,685 (6.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 30.5%, drawdown -66.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 32.2%, MDD -35.1%, Sharpe 1.19, 49% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 37.5%, MDD -33.2%, exposure 58%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 1.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.9%p (CAGR 33.1%, MDD -22.5%, exposure 52%).

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=11, slow=25, signal=6
32.2%-35.1%1.190.926.6x13049%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=53
37.5%-33.2%1.171.138.7x3758%
ROC 모멘텀
n=74, threshold=0.04
35.2%-31.8%1.171.117.7x6350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
33.1%-22.5%1.161.477.0x12052%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2
30.2%-27.3%1.151.116.0x1736%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=26
19.5%-19.1%1.141.023.4x411%
Supertrend
period=31, mult=5
32.5%-46.9%1.060.696.8x1758%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=50, exitN=41
30.3%-31.6%1.050.966.0x1549%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=76
28.8%-55.5%0.980.525.6x1757%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.4
24.0%-24.8%0.970.964.3x1533%
Buy and hold30.5%-66.9%0.860.466.1x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -33% -50% -67% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -35.1% (2025-02-12 → 2026-04-06), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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