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Bitcoin backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bitcoin. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 72.3%, MDD -40.2%).

Data 2017-09-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,216 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 40.9%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 81.8%, MDD -41.5%, Sharpe 1.71, 40% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 40.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.3%p (CAGR 72.3%, MDD -40.2%, exposure 49%).

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=1.6
81.8%-41.5%1.711.97197.6x5840%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.4
74.5%-43.4%1.651.71137.4x4834%
ROC 모멘텀
n=35, threshold=0.1
67.6%-58.7%1.501.1596.4x13234%
Supertrend
period=6, mult=2.1
72.3%-40.2%1.481.80123.0x11449%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=32
71.9%-55.4%1.471.30120.7x10251%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=2, slow=37
71.6%-57.4%1.461.25118.7x14251%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=9
66.2%-52.1%1.431.2789.7x13248%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=6
55.4%-51.8%1.431.0749.3x6629%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
67.8%-44.1%1.421.5497.3x15752%
MACD
fast=14, slow=24, signal=14
55.9%-59.8%1.250.9350.9x16852%
Buy and hold40.9%-86.8%0.870.4720.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 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% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -41.5% (2018-01-05 → 2019-03-04), recovered after 489 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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