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Ethereum Classic backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ethereum Classic. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 51.8%, MDD -42.8%).

Data 2017-09-25 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,244 (8.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.1%, drawdown -94.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 66.9%, MDD -62.2%, Sharpe 1.11, 24% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 69.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.4%p (CAGR 51.8%, MDD -42.8%, exposure 14%).

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
66.9%-62.2%1.111.0797.0x17224%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.8
51.8%-42.8%1.001.2141.5x6214%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=2
51.0%-54.4%0.980.9439.7x7814%
ROC 모멘텀
n=7, threshold=0.07
52.2%-59.6%0.960.8842.5x31821%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=19
45.0%-76.2%0.880.5927.5x7125%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=36
42.6%-76.4%0.840.5623.7x6338%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=32
41.1%-78.9%0.820.5221.6x15142%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.1
37.0%-79.5%0.780.4716.7x31042%
MACD
fast=10, slow=25, signal=9
36.1%-90.3%0.770.4015.7x24752%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.7
24.8%-85.6%0.670.297.2x3353%
Buy and hold-2.1%-94.6%0.46-0.020.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 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% -47% -71% -95% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.2% (2017-12-20 → 2018-11-12), recovered after 770 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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