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Aave backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aave. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 27.4%, MDD -41.6%).

Data 2020-10-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,116 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.3%, drawdown -92.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 42.0%, MDD -53.7%, Sharpe 0.99, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 49.7%, MDD -79.4%, exposure 40%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 27.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.4%p (CAGR 27.4%, MDD -41.6%, exposure 12%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=2.8
42.0%-53.7%0.990.787.6x2810%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=29
46.2%-46.6%0.920.999.0x10425%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=3.2
49.7%-79.4%0.910.6310.3x3940%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=42
44.7%-77.3%0.860.588.5x4945%
ROC 모멘텀
n=35, threshold=0.11
35.8%-71.1%0.790.505.9x12334%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.3
27.4%-41.6%0.760.664.1x3012%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=73
30.1%-76.1%0.720.404.6x1441%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=75, exitN=77
25.8%-75.2%0.680.343.8x651%
MACD
fast=5, slow=39, signal=8
24.2%-66.2%0.660.373.5x20951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
14.1%-78.9%0.550.182.1x10544%
Buy and hold14.3%-92.1%0.660.162.2x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -53.7% (2022-04-01 → 2023-06-28), recovered after 985 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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