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The Sandbox backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of The Sandbox. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 89.7%, MDD -43.9%).

Data 2021-01-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,008 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -12.0%, drawdown -99.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 113.8%, MDD -56.5%, Sharpe 1.30, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 125.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.9%p (CAGR 89.7%, MDD -43.9%, 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=23, k=2.6
113.8%-56.5%1.302.0166.4x3217%
ROC 모멘텀
n=32, threshold=0.09
112.9%-63.0%1.281.7964.9x7425%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=39
89.7%-43.9%1.212.0434.4x4013%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=22, mult=1.7
92.0%-54.0%1.171.7136.7x3019%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=2.5
91.7%-77.6%1.111.1836.3x5637%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=2, slow=15
74.8%-82.8%1.010.9021.8x17840%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.26
65.4%-82.2%0.970.8016.1x21443%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=36
58.5%-52.5%0.941.1112.7x823%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=172
53.7%-64.8%0.890.8310.7x623%
MACD
fast=29, slow=52, signal=7
45.3%-81.1%0.820.567.9x9048%
Buy and hold-12.0%-99.4%0.46-0.120.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 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% -25% -50% -75% -99% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -56.5% (2024-12-04 → 2026-03-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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