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VeChain backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of VeChain. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 63.9%, MDD -45.0%).

Data 2018-09-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,858 (7.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -13.9%, drawdown -97.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 83.5%, MDD -63.1%, Sharpe 1.23, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 97.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.8%p (CAGR 63.9%, MDD -45.0%, exposure 17%).

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=16, mult=2.6
83.5%-63.1%1.231.32118.0x5637%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=18
78.3%-73.4%1.141.0794.4x8041%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=38
76.5%-66.4%1.131.1587.1x7441%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=34, exitN=5
63.9%-45.0%1.121.4248.6x4817%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=1.2
72.7%-73.3%1.120.9973.3x8433%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.4
64.6%-54.8%1.111.1850.3x3222%
ROC 모멘텀
n=22, threshold=0.06
69.3%-76.9%1.040.9062.8x17033%
MACD
fast=18, slow=43, signal=18
64.6%-71.4%0.980.9150.3x10154%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
61.6%-78.9%0.980.7843.5x12841%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=19
46.8%-69.3%0.900.6820.5x9034%
Buy and hold-13.9%-97.9%0.36-0.140.3x1100%
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% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -63.1% (2018-10-09 → 2019-03-13), recovered after 610 days.

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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