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IDBI Bank Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IDBI Bank Limited. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -22.5%).

Data 1996-01-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,679 (30.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.8%, drawdown -91.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -67.0%, Sharpe 0.50, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.0%p (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -22.5%, exposure 1%).

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=20, slow=47, signal=23
12.1%-67.0%0.500.1832.7x25548%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=5
6.1%-75.4%0.340.086.2x55953%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.04
5.7%-72.8%0.330.085.4x30645%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=6, exitN=48
5.1%-87.7%0.330.064.6x13982%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
4.2%-69.9%0.290.063.5x16348%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=28
3.6%-75.7%0.270.053.0x33048%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=2.4
3.1%-71.9%0.250.042.6x16025%
ROC 모멘텀
n=16, threshold=-0.03
1.9%-76.4%0.240.021.8x74163%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.7
1.6%-22.5%0.230.071.6x101%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=64
-1.2%-86.4%0.13-0.010.7x8551%
Buy and hold0.8%-91.0%0.260.011.3x1100%
1x 10x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -67.0% (1998-04-21 → 2000-02-01), recovered after 1,858 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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