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Solana backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Solana. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 64.1%, MDD -35.6%).

Data 2021-10-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,743 (4.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -12.8%, drawdown -96.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 64.1%, MDD -35.6%, Sharpe 1.37, 18% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 76.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.5%p (CAGR 64.1%, MDD -35.6%, exposure 18%).

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=8, k=2.1
64.1%-35.6%1.371.8010.7x6018%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=40, threshold=21
43.0%-41.2%1.151.045.6x812%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=1.4
58.5%-54.9%1.081.079.1x10045%
ROC 모멘텀
n=124, threshold=0.14
48.9%-38.6%1.071.276.7x2634%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.2
46.0%-52.9%1.050.876.1x6226%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=110, exitN=70
48.8%-46.4%1.051.056.7x439%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.18
54.4%-49.7%1.031.108.0x19649%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=126
44.5%-47.8%0.980.935.8x1439%
MACD
fast=14, slow=40, signal=15
52.0%-64.9%0.980.807.4x6853%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=201
41.4%-46.1%0.950.905.3x1436%
Buy and hold-12.8%-96.1%0.28-0.130.5x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 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% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.6% (2024-11-21 → 2025-03-04), 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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