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Ethereum Classic backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ethereum Classic. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 58.9%, MDD -44.1%).

Data 2018-06-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,972 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -9.4%, drawdown -95.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 58.9%, MDD -44.1%, Sharpe 1.06, 16% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 68.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.0%p (CAGR 58.9%, MDD -44.1%, exposure 16%).

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=17, k=2.6
58.9%-44.1%1.061.3443.3x5816%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=3
44.6%-54.4%0.930.8220.0x6212%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=66
35.1%-73.0%0.760.4811.5x6039%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=7, mult=1.7
32.8%-61.5%0.750.5310.0x6420%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=33
33.7%-71.9%0.750.4710.6x5838%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=12
33.3%-69.4%0.740.4810.4x7429%
ROC 모멘텀
n=31, threshold=0.01
32.7%-70.6%0.730.4610.0x19040%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=4.5
29.3%-72.7%0.710.408.1x3053%
MACD
fast=16, slow=58, signal=19
17.8%-85.2%0.580.213.8x12752%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.12
7.0%-86.3%0.430.081.7x26945%
Buy and hold-9.4%-95.1%0.39-0.100.4x1100%
1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.1% (2021-02-13 → 2021-04-03), recovered after 61 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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