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Aave backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aave. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -41.5%).

Data 2021-03-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,968 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -20.6%, drawdown -91.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 15.2%, MDD -61.9%, Sharpe 0.53, 42% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 35.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.4%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -41.5%, exposure 19%).

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
Supertrend
period=15, mult=3.2
15.2%-61.9%0.530.252.2x3542%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=219
14.8%-55.5%0.520.272.1x830%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=208
9.7%-61.9%0.430.161.6x1233%
MACD
fast=11, slow=41, signal=17
6.5%-70.2%0.420.091.4x9448%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=0.12
6.7%-57.8%0.370.121.4x5832%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=1.4
5.2%-66.1%0.370.081.3x5832%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=24
2.5%-60.6%0.340.041.1x13038%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.1
5.9%-41.5%0.340.141.4x2019%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=85, exitN=74
2.4%-68.2%0.290.031.1x631%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-4.9%-73.1%0.25-0.070.8x11644%
Buy and hold-20.6%-91.3%0.26-0.230.3x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -61.9% (2025-06-10 → 2026-04-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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