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Algorand backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Algorand. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 54.2%, MDD -35.5%).

Data 2020-07-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,183 (6.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -18.6%, drawdown -95.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 62.6%, MDD -47.4%, Sharpe 1.10, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 81.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.5%p (CAGR 54.2%, MDD -35.5%, exposure 15%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=7
62.6%-47.4%1.101.3218.5x3017%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.5
54.2%-35.5%1.051.5313.5x1215%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.8
48.8%-59.8%0.960.8210.9x2018%
MACD
fast=19, slow=81, signal=26
50.2%-83.4%0.910.6011.5x4450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=0.11
46.4%-49.5%0.900.949.8x7627%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=12
39.6%-79.5%0.810.507.4x9240%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=51
37.4%-72.3%0.790.526.7x3838%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=61
33.3%-66.8%0.740.505.6x4434%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
31.0%-80.7%0.720.385.1x5632%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.8
25.7%-65.2%0.660.393.9x1838%
Buy and hold-18.6%-95.9%0.27-0.190.3x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -47.4% (2021-09-11 → 2023-10-30), recovered after 818 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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