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Polkadot backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Polkadot. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 77.8%, MDD -32.7%).

Data 2020-10-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,115 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -21.0%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 77.8%, MDD -32.7%, Sharpe 1.48, 15% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 98.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.6%p (CAGR 77.8%, MDD -32.7%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=29
77.8%-32.7%1.482.3828.4x1815%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.7
65.5%-40.8%1.251.6018.7x1218%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=29, mult=3
65.1%-35.2%1.251.8518.4x1219%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=0.03
65.7%-63.0%1.161.0418.9x9234%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=53, exitN=9
56.0%-56.9%1.140.9813.3x2218%
Supertrend
period=14, mult=2.8
64.4%-72.1%1.120.8918.0x4238%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=42
44.1%-67.9%0.900.658.4x5238%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=76
43.1%-62.4%0.900.698.0x1230%
MACD
fast=21, slow=59, signal=17
27.6%-74.7%0.690.374.1x7151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
14.5%-75.6%0.480.192.2x5836%
Buy and hold-21.0%-98.3%0.29-0.210.3x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -32.7% (2024-12-03 → 2026-02-27), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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