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Chainlink backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Chainlink. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 22.8%, MDD -27.7%).

Data 2020-08-05 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,208 (6.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -89.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 37.2%, MDD -54.5%, Sharpe 0.81, 45% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 31.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.1%p (CAGR 22.8%, MDD -27.7%, exposure 7%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
37.2%-54.5%0.810.686.8x10945%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=105, exitN=17
31.2%-53.8%0.790.585.2x1119%
Supertrend
period=48, mult=4.8
33.6%-70.4%0.770.485.8x1942%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=3.5
22.8%-27.7%0.760.823.5x77%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=33, mult=4
26.3%-49.0%0.750.544.1x1116%
ROC 모멘텀
n=31, threshold=0.12
29.7%-73.5%0.740.404.9x11529%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=23
21.0%-28.8%0.720.733.2x1711%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=91
27.9%-77.0%0.700.364.4x3145%
MACD
fast=11, slow=50, signal=15
27.0%-55.5%0.690.494.3x11352%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=49
23.9%-71.3%0.650.343.7x3145%
Buy and hold5.5%-89.6%0.520.061.4x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -90% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -54.5% (2023-11-11 → 2024-11-05), recovered after 397 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward 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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