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Sharplink, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sharplink, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1997-05-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,344 (29.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -22.7%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR -4.1%, MDD -98.4%, Sharpe 0.29, 45% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=67, exitN=77
-4.1%-98.4%0.29-0.040.3x3845%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=83
-4.5%-98.1%0.26-0.050.3x7836%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=91
-5.9%-99.2%0.23-0.060.2x6632%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=23
-5.8%-96.8%0.18-0.060.2x4024%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.4
-10.8%-99.4%0.13-0.110.0x6615%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=3
-15.5%-99.5%0.08-0.160.0x7815%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.14
-25.0%-100.0%0.05-0.250.0x47140%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.9
-20.7%-100.0%0.05-0.210.0x10233%
ROC 모멘텀
n=65, threshold=0.06
-24.3%-100.0%0.04-0.240.0x37431%
MACD
fast=18, slow=56, signal=19
-36.7%-100.0%-0.02-0.370.0x33552%
Buy and hold-22.7%-100.0%0.30-0.230.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -98.4% (2000-03-06 → 2020-06-12), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

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

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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