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Stacks backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Stacks. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 49.0%, MDD -42.4%).

Data 2021-04-05 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,966 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue UpbitMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -34.4%, drawdown -96.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 69.0%, MDD -65.1%, Sharpe 1.10, 27% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 103.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.7%p (CAGR 49.0%, MDD -42.4%, exposure 17%).

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
Supertrend
period=78, mult=3.3
69.0%-65.1%1.101.0617.1x2527%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=60, k=2.9
53.5%-42.4%1.021.2610.1x917%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=75, atrPeriod=30, mult=2.9
49.0%-42.4%0.951.168.6x1117%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=19
50.1%-47.5%0.951.059.0x1721%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=71
51.1%-54.9%0.920.939.3x928%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=0.2
46.4%-57.5%0.890.817.9x3223%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=19
39.4%-47.3%0.840.836.0x816%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=93
40.9%-71.5%0.820.576.4x2133%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.055, maxStep=0.2
10.5%-83.1%0.490.131.7x28044%
MACD
fast=7, slow=44, signal=21
2.1%-86.1%0.410.021.1x10952%
Buy and hold-34.4%-96.8%0.12-0.360.1x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -65.1% (2024-12-05 → 2026-01-26), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above 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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