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Graphite India Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Graphite India Limited. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 22.2%, MDD -28.6%).

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

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 21.2%, drawdown -90.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 22.2%, MDD -28.6%, Sharpe 0.99, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 28.9%, MDD -52.3%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.8%p (CAGR 22.2%, MDD -28.6%, exposure 20%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=11, mult=4
22.2%-28.6%0.990.78124.5x2420%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=51, threshold=22
22.1%-33.4%0.940.66122.6x2626%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=109, exitN=41
26.6%-42.6%0.930.62291.8x2640%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=96
28.9%-52.3%0.930.55451.4x6056%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=3.5
17.0%-37.6%0.860.4543.7x2015%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=3.8
25.2%-64.5%0.800.39225.6x8367%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=61
22.7%-57.3%0.790.40138.2x6054%
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.08
21.8%-67.4%0.780.32114.8x15844%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.38
13.1%-81.6%0.540.1619.3x30151%
MACD
fast=16, slow=50, signal=12
11.9%-72.9%0.510.1614.9x31150%
Buy and hold21.2%-90.4%0.660.23102.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.6% (2004-01-14 → 2004-12-01), recovered after 391 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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