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BTC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BTC. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 41.2%, MDD -34.1%).

Data 2017-10-10 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,248 (8.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OKXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 36.4%, drawdown -83.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 56.3%, MDD -44.1%, Sharpe 1.29, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 19.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.4%p (CAGR 41.2%, MDD -34.1%, exposure 22%).

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=48, k=1.9
56.3%-44.1%1.291.2853.1x4737%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.1
41.2%-34.1%1.261.2121.5x5922%
ROC 모멘텀
n=34, threshold=0.14
45.2%-53.5%1.140.8527.6x13728%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=1, slow=132
47.1%-36.7%1.141.2830.8x7350%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.1
49.0%-57.3%1.130.8634.7x4348%
MACD
fast=31, slow=42, signal=10
47.8%-65.0%1.110.7332.2x11951%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=6
37.5%-46.9%1.090.8016.9x7329%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=29
31.2%-36.8%1.010.8511.2x2013%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=28
41.2%-60.5%0.970.6821.4x8751%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
36.9%-51.1%0.940.7216.3x15551%
Buy and hold36.4%-83.5%0.800.4415.8x1100%
1x 10x 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% -21% -42% -63% -83% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.1% (2017-12-16 → 2019-03-03), recovered after 510 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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