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XRP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of XRP. 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 35.4%, MDD -43.3%).

Data 2018-05-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,011 (8.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BinanceMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.1%, drawdown -85.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 55.7%, MDD -46.4%, Sharpe 1.04, 18% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 53.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.6%p (CAGR 35.4%, MDD -43.3%, exposure 11%).

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=14, k=2.4
55.7%-46.4%1.041.2038.5x8618%
MACD
fast=7, slow=54, signal=17
50.8%-60.8%0.900.8429.5x15149%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=9, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.5
35.4%-43.3%0.850.8212.1x6211%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=35
35.0%-53.3%0.820.6611.8x6816%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=297
27.3%-71.2%0.670.387.3x845%
ROC 모멘텀
n=10, threshold=0.12
22.9%-67.6%0.630.345.5x20614%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=46
17.7%-71.9%0.590.253.8x2455%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.3
15.6%-79.7%0.530.203.3x5441%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.055, maxStep=0.08
13.3%-76.8%0.510.172.8x23646%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=46
11.5%-74.0%0.490.162.4x7643%
Buy and hold2.1%-85.0%0.500.021.2x1100%
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% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.4% (2019-05-15 → 2020-07-24), recovered after 556 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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