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Hut 8 Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hut 8 Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 64.3%, MDD -67.4%).

Data 2018-03-08 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,132 (8.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.9%, drawdown -95.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 82.8%, MDD -75.0%, Sharpe 1.11, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 63.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.0%p (CAGR 64.3%, MDD -67.4%, exposure 38%).

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=22, slow=39, signal=24
82.8%-75.0%1.111.10167.1x6652%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=1.2
64.3%-67.4%1.010.9567.4x4838%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=0.11
52.4%-70.4%0.910.7435.6x13239%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=11
51.4%-80.4%0.890.6433.6x12053%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.4
47.0%-69.0%0.870.6826.2x6036%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=22
44.2%-78.5%0.840.5622.3x3040%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=60
39.9%-77.3%0.810.5217.3x2445%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.4
39.8%-79.2%0.800.5017.1x5450%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=207
35.7%-77.5%0.770.4613.3x1348%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.38
34.4%-74.9%0.750.4612.2x22747%
Buy and hold18.9%-95.0%0.700.204.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -75.0% (2023-12-27 → 2024-05-31), recovered after 345 days.

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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