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Ethereum backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ethereum. 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 72.1%, MDD -43.5%).

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 22.5%, drawdown -94.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 72.1%, MDD -43.5%, Sharpe 1.25, 41% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 49.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.5%p (CAGR 72.1%, MDD -43.5%, 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=38, k=1
72.1%-43.5%1.251.66128.8x8741%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3
66.9%-54.5%1.201.2398.3x6344%
MACD
fast=19, slow=54, signal=15
71.3%-52.6%1.181.35123.9x11551%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=36
64.6%-64.9%1.121.0086.5x8949%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
58.3%-54.4%1.091.0761.1x9547%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.1
51.9%-52.2%1.061.0042.2x5035%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=32
55.6%-57.4%1.020.9752.3x6949%
ROC 모멘텀
n=28, threshold=0.11
48.1%-50.9%1.010.9433.7x17933%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=19
47.6%-63.5%0.970.7532.6x4743%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=7
47.9%-57.2%0.970.8433.2x19745%
Buy and hold22.5%-94.0%0.670.246.1x1100%
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% -23% -47% -70% -94% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -43.5% (2018-01-13 → 2019-03-04), recovered after 499 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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