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Chainlink backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Chainlink. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 68.9%, MDD -59.9%).

Data 2018-09-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,859 (7.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 52.4%, drawdown -89.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 95.9%, MDD -60.7%, Sharpe 1.11, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 43.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.6%p (CAGR 68.9%, MDD -59.9%, exposure 47%).

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=10, mult=1.7
95.9%-60.7%1.111.58198.0x13048%
ROC 모멘텀
n=21, threshold=-0.04
94.3%-70.0%1.091.35185.8x21761%
MACD
fast=19, slow=44, signal=18
90.7%-78.1%1.081.16160.2x11152%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=17
88.3%-77.5%1.061.14145.0x12444%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=27
81.0%-66.6%1.021.22106.2x13852%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=20
77.7%-80.4%1.000.9791.9x7772%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=1.1
77.5%-75.7%1.001.0291.3x11442%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
68.9%-59.9%0.981.1561.6x13647%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=35
73.1%-79.4%0.970.9274.8x8953%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.2
52.3%-78.1%0.830.6727.4x11437%
Buy and hold52.4%-89.3%0.880.5927.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.7% (2024-12-15 → 2026-07-07), 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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