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TRON backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TRON. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 34.1%, MDD -47.3%).

Data 2018-04-05 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,056 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 32.9%, drawdown -88.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 55.4%, MDD -56.6%, Sharpe 1.01, 63% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 55.9%, MDD -58.9%, exposure 83%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 22.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.5%p (CAGR 34.1%, MDD -47.3%, exposure 32%).

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=10, exitN=21
55.4%-56.6%1.010.9840.6x5863%
ROC 모멘텀
n=27, threshold=-0.12
55.9%-58.9%1.000.9541.8x10383%
MACD
fast=26, slow=35, signal=24
48.6%-54.8%0.970.8927.8x9353%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=1.5
43.7%-58.7%0.940.7521.1x8239%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.7
48.1%-56.5%0.940.8527.1x2659%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.04
40.6%-49.8%0.920.8117.5x13850%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=15
42.0%-51.3%0.880.8219.1x11455%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=36
40.2%-59.4%0.870.6817.1x7654%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.1
34.1%-47.3%0.830.7211.7x5432%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=14
21.2%-63.3%0.610.335.0x7648%
Buy and hold32.9%-88.1%0.750.3710.9x1100%
1x 10x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -56.6% (2018-04-29 → 2018-09-24), recovered after 398 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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