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Zen Technologies Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Zen Technologies Limited. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 34.5%, MDD -36.8%).

Data 2015-03-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,803 (11.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue NSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 34.7%, drawdown -85.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 39.3%, MDD -63.8%, Sharpe 1.04, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 21.4%p (CAGR 34.5%, MDD -36.8%, exposure 41%).

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=19, signal=16
39.3%-63.8%1.040.6242.9x16448%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=104, exitN=43
34.5%-36.8%1.030.9428.7x941%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=1.3
35.1%-59.0%1.000.6030.4x15838%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
33.4%-65.3%0.930.5126.3x18048%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.7
26.1%-37.5%0.920.7013.9x2426%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=141
31.8%-58.8%0.910.5423.0x3154%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=2.1
30.7%-65.8%0.880.4720.8x11048%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=43
31.3%-62.6%0.880.5021.8x3556%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
19.8%-46.8%0.830.427.8x5416%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=0.06
25.8%-47.4%0.820.5413.5x8345%
Buy and hold34.7%-85.2%0.820.4129.4x1100%
1x 10x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -63.8% (2018-03-01 → 2020-04-08), recovered after 1,014 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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