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Cosmos backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cosmos. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 28.7%, MDD -49.1%).

Data 2019-05-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,665 (7.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.1%, drawdown -96.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 38.5%, MDD -50.9%, Sharpe 0.86, 17% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 52.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.9%p (CAGR 28.7%, MDD -49.1%, exposure 21%).

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=57, k=3.1
38.5%-50.9%0.860.7610.9x1617%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=12
38.2%-64.0%0.800.6010.7x11745%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.7
34.2%-55.3%0.790.628.6x2621%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=0.14
34.6%-62.6%0.770.558.8x9631%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=65
33.4%-63.3%0.750.538.3x3843%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=9
28.7%-49.1%0.720.586.3x3221%
MACD
fast=20, slow=53, signal=18
29.3%-72.2%0.710.416.6x9550%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.8
23.5%-72.7%0.650.324.7x3951%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=26
17.1%-64.1%0.550.273.2x8521%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-0.1%-76.5%0.33-0.001.0x14443%
Buy and hold-14.1%-96.8%0.33-0.150.3x1100%
1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -50.9% (2020-08-23 → 2021-01-02), recovered after 166 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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