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Cardano backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cardano. 10 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 61.0%, MDD -27.6%).

Data 2018-04-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,028 (8.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.4%, drawdown -95.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 64.4%, MDD -34.3%, Sharpe 1.31, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 67.0%, MDD -56.6%, exposure 38%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 68.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.8%p (CAGR 61.0%, MDD -27.6%, exposure 13%).

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=36, k=3.2
64.4%-34.3%1.311.8861.4x1814%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=5
65.2%-37.9%1.261.7264.1x3414%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.4
61.0%-27.6%1.252.2151.7x1613%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=36
67.0%-56.6%1.101.1870.2x5238%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=81
63.1%-57.9%1.061.0957.7x4838%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=0.16
51.8%-55.4%0.970.9431.9x7230%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=11
43.2%-68.9%0.880.6319.6x8431%
MACD
fast=24, slow=56, signal=19
41.1%-74.1%0.830.5517.3x9553%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=1.8
39.4%-85.3%0.820.4615.6x12444%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
31.0%-81.9%0.730.389.4x13243%
Buy and hold-4.4%-95.2%0.45-0.050.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -34.3% (2021-09-03 → 2023-10-24), recovered after 823 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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