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Ethereum Classic backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ethereum Classic. 10 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 54.9%, MDD -42.8%).

Data 2017-09-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,213 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.8%, drawdown -94.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 66.3%, MDD -62.2%, Sharpe 1.10, 24% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 69.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.8%p (CAGR 54.9%, MDD -42.8%, exposure 13%).

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=10, k=2
66.3%-62.2%1.101.0689.9x17024%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.8
54.9%-42.8%1.041.2848.0x6013%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=2
53.4%-54.4%1.010.9844.0x7614%
ROC 모멘텀
n=7, threshold=0.07
51.5%-59.6%0.950.8639.4x31621%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=19
47.8%-76.2%0.910.6331.6x7025%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=36
44.5%-76.4%0.850.5826.0x6238%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=32
43.8%-75.7%0.850.5824.8x15042%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.1
35.3%-79.5%0.770.4414.5x30842%
MACD
fast=10, slow=25, signal=9
34.9%-90.3%0.760.3914.1x24652%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.7
27.1%-85.6%0.690.328.3x3253%
Buy and hold-2.8%-94.0%0.46-0.030.8x1100%
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% -24% -47% -71% -94% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.2% (2017-12-20 → 2018-11-12), recovered after 770 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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