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Polkadot backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Polkadot. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 63.3%, MDD -28.2%).

Data 2020-10-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,116 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -22.7%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 63.3%, MDD -28.2%, Sharpe 1.29, 14% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 86.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 70.1%p (CAGR 63.3%, MDD -28.2%, exposure 14%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=33
63.3%-28.2%1.292.2417.3x2414%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.1
62.6%-39.3%1.171.5916.9x3019%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.9
61.4%-37.7%1.151.6316.2x1017%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=71, exitN=12
60.7%-37.7%1.141.6115.8x1217%
ROC 모멘텀
n=20, threshold=0.11
54.6%-52.5%1.041.0412.6x10023%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=2.6
49.7%-66.5%0.940.7510.5x4838%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=80
44.6%-64.1%0.880.708.6x1229%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=53
39.5%-75.6%0.830.526.9x3637%
MACD
fast=19, slow=50, signal=23
13.8%-83.9%0.520.162.1x6950%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
10.4%-73.9%0.460.141.8x6036%
Buy and hold-22.7%-98.3%0.16-0.230.2x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -28.2% (2024-12-06 → 2026-03-03), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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