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Bitcoin backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bitcoin. 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 58.4%, MDD -49.5%).

Data 2017-08-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,271 (9.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 34.9%, drawdown -83.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 62.5%, MDD -51.8%, Sharpe 1.33, 43% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 27.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.4%p (CAGR 58.4%, MDD -49.5%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.3
62.5%-51.8%1.331.2177.0x5943%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.6
58.4%-49.5%1.281.1861.4x5841%
ROC 모멘텀
n=35, threshold=0.13
51.3%-51.5%1.241.0040.8x13029%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.06
52.6%-58.1%1.170.9144.1x13052%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=37
52.2%-58.5%1.120.8943.0x5451%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=46
51.5%-66.3%1.120.7841.1x8750%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
48.7%-52.2%1.100.9334.9x3047%
MACD
fast=16, slow=19, signal=16
47.2%-61.8%1.070.7631.9x16552%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=9
45.0%-53.7%1.070.8427.8x24249%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=14
41.9%-60.4%1.020.6922.9x5039%
Buy and hold34.9%-83.2%0.790.4214.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -62% -83% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -51.8% (2017-12-16 → 2019-03-04), recovered after 513 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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