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Cosmos backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cosmos. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 29.1%, MDD -49.1%).

Data 2019-05-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,634 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -15.9%, drawdown -96.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 39.0%, MDD -50.9%, Sharpe 0.87, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 54.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.9%p (CAGR 29.1%, MDD -49.1%, exposure 21%).

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=57, k=3.1
39.0%-50.9%0.870.7710.9x1617%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=12
38.4%-63.9%0.800.6010.5x11644%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.7
34.7%-55.3%0.790.638.6x2621%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=0.14
35.0%-62.6%0.780.568.8x9632%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=65
33.8%-63.3%0.760.538.3x3843%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=9
29.1%-49.1%0.720.596.3x3221%
MACD
fast=20, slow=53, signal=18
29.0%-72.2%0.700.406.3x9450%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.8
23.9%-72.7%0.660.334.7x3851%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=26
18.5%-64.1%0.570.293.4x8021%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-1.1%-76.0%0.32-0.010.9x14242%
Buy and hold-15.9%-96.8%0.31-0.160.3x1100%
1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -50.9% (2020-08-23 → 2021-01-02), recovered after 166 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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