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Cardano backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cardano. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 132.5%, MDD -55.2%).

Data 2017-10-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,202 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 31.7%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 146.7%, MDD -61.5%, Sharpe 1.35, 18% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 115.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.7%p (CAGR 132.5%, MDD -55.2%, exposure 24%).

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=37, k=3
146.7%-61.5%1.352.382861.5x2418%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=10, mult=2.4
137.3%-58.2%1.312.362035.5x4022%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.06
142.0%-75.9%1.301.872421.8x12041%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=43
141.5%-77.8%1.301.822377.2x6641%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=27
139.9%-77.3%1.281.812243.5x6240%
ROC 모멘텀
n=20, threshold=0.13
132.5%-55.2%1.272.401700.8x16824%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.7
123.4%-77.8%1.221.591197.6x4538%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=101, exitN=31
67.1%-56.2%1.181.1992.4x1627%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=14
114.6%-79.1%1.171.45838.6x23041%
MACD
fast=11, slow=50, signal=13
79.1%-74.3%1.081.06170.4x15752%
Buy and hold31.7%-98.3%0.750.3211.3x1100%
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% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -61.5% (2018-01-04 → 2018-05-12), recovered after 879 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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