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XRP (Ripple) backtest

Long flat stretches punctuated by violent bursts. That shape makes entry timing matter more here than almost anywhere else.

Data 2017-09-25 ~ 2026-07-30 Daily bars 3,212 (8.8y) Costs 0.5%Venue Upbit (KRW)

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 25.7%, drawdown -95.9%). Sorted by CAGR.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMax drawdown SharpeCalmarTotal return TradesTime in market
Bollinger band breakout
n=11, k=2.2
114.0%-42.2% 1.382.70836.1x 13222%
ADX / DI directional
period=7, threshold=38
105.3%-50.2% 1.292.10577.9x 15825%
Keltner channel breakout
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.2
103.7%-36.8% 1.342.81539.8x 9414%
MACD
fast=9, slow=59, signal=15
95.5%-61.4% 1.191.55375.3x 15849%
Donchian channel breakout
entryN=35, exitN=2
90.8%-48.0% 1.291.89302.6x 6611%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.1
90.3%-58.1% 1.161.55296.4x 26445%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.3
78.8%-68.4% 1.081.15170.7x 9645%
ROC momentum
n=14, threshold=0.14
74.2%-58.9% 1.111.26135.5x 16016%
SMA crossover
fast=9, slow=34
69.6%-82.9% 1.010.84107.1x 10641%
EMA crossover
fast=8, slow=11
67.3%-62.5% 1.001.0894.8x 16841%
Buy & hold25.7%-95.9% 0.710.277.6x 1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Bollinger band breakoutBuy & hold
Bollinger band breakout (solid) vs buy and hold (dashed). Log scale.
Parameters were optimized over the full history. The same data chose them and scored them, so these run above live results. With two or three parameters the distortion is bounded, but read them as a relative ranking, not a return target. Settings match the backtester's defaults (0.5% costs, Sharpe objective, 120 trials). More in optimization and overfitting.

The rules, strategy by strategy

Bollinger band breakout

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

CAGR
114.0%
Max drawdown
-42.2%
Sharpe
1.38
Trades
132
Time in market
22%
Win rate
46%

ADX / DI directional

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

CAGR
105.3%
Max drawdown
-50.2%
Sharpe
1.29
Trades
158
Time in market
25%
Win rate
45%

Keltner channel breakout

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

CAGR
103.7%
Max drawdown
-36.8%
Sharpe
1.34
Trades
94
Time in market
14%
Win rate
46%

MACD

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

CAGR
95.5%
Max drawdown
-61.4%
Sharpe
1.19
Trades
158
Time in market
49%
Win rate
46%

Donchian channel breakout

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

CAGR
90.8%
Max drawdown
-48.0%
Sharpe
1.29
Trades
66
Time in market
11%
Win rate
47%

Parabolic SAR

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward price.

CAGR
90.3%
Max drawdown
-58.1%
Sharpe
1.16
Trades
264
Time in market
45%
Win rate
45%

Supertrend

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

CAGR
78.8%
Max drawdown
-68.4%
Sharpe
1.08
Trades
96
Time in market
45%
Win rate
47%

ROC momentum

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

CAGR
74.2%
Max drawdown
-58.9%
Sharpe
1.11
Trades
160
Time in market
16%
Win rate
44%

SMA crossover

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

CAGR
69.6%
Max drawdown
-82.9%
Sharpe
1.01
Trades
106
Time in market
41%
Win rate
48%

EMA crossover

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

CAGR
67.3%
Max drawdown
-62.5%
Sharpe
1.00
Trades
168
Time in market
41%
Win rate
46%
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