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XRP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of XRP. 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 111.9%, MDD -42.9%).

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 25.5%, drawdown -95.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 111.9%, MDD -42.9%, Sharpe 1.36, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 86.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 53.0%p (CAGR 111.9%, MDD -42.9%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=1.8
111.9%-42.9%1.362.61767.6x13028%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=2
91.7%-46.8%1.301.96316.0x6411%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=36
102.9%-56.6%1.281.82521.7x13224%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=17, mult=1.2
92.2%-44.7%1.262.06322.9x10015%
MACD
fast=10, slow=69, signal=8
97.3%-57.2%1.211.70408.7x18848%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
88.2%-67.9%1.161.30268.8x16643%
ROC 모멘텀
n=7, threshold=0.03
85.3%-55.6%1.131.53234.7x41231%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.3
81.6%-67.7%1.101.20195.6x9446%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=24
72.9%-60.9%1.041.20127.0x17042%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=25
59.4%-68.4%0.940.8761.8x14641%
Buy and hold25.5%-95.9%0.700.277.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 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% -48% -72% -96% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.9% (2021-08-14 → 2022-09-16), recovered after 940 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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