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ChronoScale Holdings Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ChronoScale Holdings Corporation. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.0%, MDD -50.9%).

Data 2014-01-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,173 (12.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -34.6%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR -6.7%, MDD -88.8%, Sharpe 0.28, 52% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.0%, MDD -50.9%, exposure 4%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 27.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 11.2%p (CAGR 3.0%, MDD -50.9%, exposure 4%).

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
MACD
fast=24, slow=58, signal=11
-6.7%-88.8%0.28-0.080.4x13252%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=273
1.9%-67.6%0.270.031.3x1519%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=21
-6.4%-94.3%0.26-0.070.4x17836%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.8
3.0%-50.9%0.240.061.4x224%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=39, exitN=60
-9.9%-96.1%0.22-0.100.3x2549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=1.2
-4.7%-89.9%0.21-0.050.5x5225%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.1
-4.8%-90.3%0.17-0.050.5x7723%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=195
-3.3%-74.6%0.16-0.040.7x1517%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.6
-15.7%-99.2%0.14-0.160.1x4341%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.22
-28.2%-99.5%-0.09-0.280.0x36642%
Buy and hold-34.6%-100.0%0.10-0.350.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -88.8% (2015-04-02 → 2025-08-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

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

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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