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XRP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of XRP. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 116.6%, MDD -37.9%).

Data 2017-05-30 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,365 (9.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BithumbMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.8%, drawdown -96.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 116.6%, MDD -37.9%, Sharpe 1.32, 25% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 95.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.0%p (CAGR 116.6%, MDD -37.9%, exposure 25%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=10, k=2
116.6%-37.9%1.323.071278.4x17425%
MACD
fast=10, slow=71, signal=8
111.7%-63.9%1.251.751032.1x19948%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.5
93.0%-48.4%1.221.92438.2x8613%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=3
64.0%-55.4%1.131.1697.5x428%
ROC 모멘텀
n=6, threshold=0.09
80.2%-62.8%1.101.28232.7x27015%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=26
78.0%-59.2%1.061.32207.4x21735%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.8
72.8%-56.3%1.021.29157.6x7542%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=1, slow=12
73.3%-71.5%1.011.02161.8x46844%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=21
70.3%-55.4%1.001.27138.1x15941%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
46.1%-76.7%0.820.6033.4x21743%
Buy and hold20.8%-96.0%0.680.225.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1,000x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.9% (2018-01-03 → 2018-04-13), recovered after 260 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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