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XRP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of XRP. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 115.0%, MDD -37.9%).

Data 2017-05-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,334 (9.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.2%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 115.0%, MDD -37.9%, Sharpe 1.31, 25% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 96.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.0%p (CAGR 115.0%, MDD -37.9%, exposure 25%).

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=10, k=2
115.0%-37.9%1.313.031118.8x17225%
MACD
fast=10, slow=71, signal=8
106.7%-63.9%1.221.67777.8x19849%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.5
91.9%-48.4%1.211.90393.4x8412%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=3
65.1%-55.4%1.141.1799.3x408%
ROC 모멘텀
n=6, threshold=0.09
77.9%-62.8%1.091.24196.4x26815%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=26
76.7%-59.2%1.051.29184.8x21635%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.8
71.5%-56.3%1.011.27140.4x7442%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=21
69.0%-55.4%0.991.25123.1x15841%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=1, slow=12
69.0%-71.5%0.980.96122.9x46644%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
44.8%-76.7%0.810.5829.8x21644%
Buy and hold18.2%-96.0%0.660.194.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.9% (2018-01-03 → 2018-04-13), recovered after 260 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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