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Chainlink backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Chainlink. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 73.1%, MDD -59.9%).

Data 2018-09-19 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,890 (7.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 57.6%, drawdown -89.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 100.6%, MDD -60.7%, Sharpe 1.13, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 43.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.6%p (CAGR 73.1%, MDD -59.9%, exposure 47%).

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
Supertrend
period=10, mult=1.7
100.6%-60.7%1.131.66252.8x13148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=21, threshold=-0.04
99.0%-70.0%1.121.41237.3x22161%
MACD
fast=19, slow=44, signal=18
95.2%-78.1%1.101.22203.8x11352%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=17
90.8%-77.5%1.081.17169.5x12544%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=27
85.5%-66.6%1.041.28135.6x13952%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=20
83.5%-80.4%1.031.04124.6x7773%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=1.1
81.7%-75.7%1.021.08115.0x11542%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
73.1%-59.9%1.011.2278.3x13747%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=35
75.7%-79.4%0.990.9588.2x9153%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.2
56.1%-78.1%0.860.7234.5x11537%
Buy and hold57.6%-89.3%0.910.6537.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -60.7% (2024-12-15 → 2026-07-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

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

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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