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Cardano backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cardano. 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 95.5%, MDD -35.7%).

Data 2018-06-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,957 (8.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -93.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 89.1%, MDD -37.1%, Sharpe 1.53, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 95.5%, MDD -35.7%, exposure 23%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 84.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.6%p (CAGR 95.5%, MDD -35.7%, exposure 23%).

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=31, k=3
89.1%-37.1%1.532.40177.6x2419%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.3
95.5%-35.7%1.482.67232.7x3623%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=33, exitN=4
80.3%-48.4%1.411.66120.5x5218%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=58
85.5%-51.5%1.281.66151.9x6038%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=66
83.1%-53.1%1.261.57137.1x3836%
ROC 모멘텀
n=49, threshold=0.09
74.6%-66.6%1.211.1293.0x10231%
MACD
fast=24, slow=53, signal=2
73.6%-79.9%1.120.9288.6x21751%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
57.7%-76.5%1.030.7540.5x12442%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=1.9
52.1%-83.0%0.960.6330.3x10842%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=21
40.0%-43.3%0.910.9215.5x3821%
Buy and hold4.2%-93.7%0.490.041.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -47% -70% -94% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.1% (2021-09-02 → 2023-10-24), recovered after 826 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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