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Algorand backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Algorand. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 53.3%, MDD -35.5%).

Data 2020-07-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,214 (6.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -17.3%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 61.5%, MDD -47.4%, Sharpe 1.09, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 78.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 48.6%p (CAGR 53.3%, MDD -35.5%, exposure 15%).

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=35, exitN=7
61.5%-47.4%1.091.3018.5x3017%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.5
53.3%-35.5%1.051.5013.5x1215%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.8
48.0%-59.8%0.950.8010.9x2018%
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=0.11
45.6%-49.5%0.890.929.8x7627%
MACD
fast=19, slow=81, signal=26
46.1%-83.4%0.870.5510.1x4751%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=12
38.0%-79.5%0.790.487.1x9540%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=51
36.8%-72.3%0.780.516.7x3837%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=61
32.8%-66.8%0.740.495.6x4433%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
26.5%-80.7%0.670.334.2x5933%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.8
25.3%-65.2%0.660.393.9x1837%
Buy and hold-17.3%-96.0%0.28-0.180.3x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -47.4% (2021-09-11 → 2023-10-30), recovered after 818 days.

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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