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Chainlink backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Chainlink. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 61.4%, MDD -70.9%).

Data 2019-01-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,754 (7.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 45.2%, drawdown -90.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 72.7%, MDD -72.2%, Sharpe 1.09, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 27.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.0%p (CAGR 61.4%, MDD -70.9%, exposure 48%).

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
MACD
fast=20, slow=33, signal=17
72.7%-72.2%1.091.0161.5x10952%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=1.9
61.4%-70.9%0.990.8736.9x10748%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=1.2
57.6%-80.6%0.960.7130.8x9140%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=18
52.9%-71.4%0.930.7424.6x18540%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.4
50.1%-72.9%0.900.6921.4x6936%
ROC 모멘텀
n=31, threshold=0.1
47.0%-81.5%0.870.5818.2x18337%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=66
43.1%-80.0%0.840.5414.9x4851%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=103, exitN=8
36.0%-47.9%0.820.7510.2x2816%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=103
40.6%-83.6%0.820.4913.0x2250%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
37.4%-76.0%0.800.4910.9x12946%
Buy and hold45.2%-90.2%0.880.5016.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -72.2% (2021-09-06 → 2023-06-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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