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Ethereum backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ethereum. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 61.8%, MDD -39.8%).

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 26.8%, drawdown -95.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 96.1%, MDD -48.5%, Sharpe 1.53, 47% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 69.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 47.1%p (CAGR 61.8%, MDD -39.8%, exposure 28%).

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
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.4
96.1%-48.5%1.531.98387.5x9347%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
93.8%-43.6%1.532.15348.8x15147%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=1.3
90.2%-48.6%1.521.86294.8x6941%
MACD
fast=39, slow=46, signal=6
95.7%-53.7%1.481.78379.7x12951%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=25
93.6%-45.3%1.462.07345.7x10151%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=2, slow=39
90.2%-61.3%1.431.47295.0x13551%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=13, mult=1.1
84.2%-59.6%1.421.41222.5x6644%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=10
81.2%-43.1%1.401.88191.7x15946%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=0.08
75.0%-55.1%1.351.36141.4x17236%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=26, exitN=4
61.8%-39.8%1.321.5570.4x9728%
Buy and hold26.8%-95.6%0.700.288.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -48.5% (2025-08-13 → 2026-07-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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