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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 115.6%, MDD -42.9%).

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 28.4%, drawdown -95.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 115.6%, MDD -42.9%, Sharpe 1.38, 28% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 87.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 53.0%p (CAGR 115.6%, MDD -42.9%, exposure 28%).

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=16, k=1.8
115.6%-42.9%1.382.70955.4x13128%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=2
92.9%-46.8%1.311.99353.9x6611%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=36
106.5%-56.6%1.311.88649.2x13324%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=17, mult=1.2
95.8%-44.7%1.282.14403.5x10216%
MACD
fast=10, slow=69, signal=8
100.9%-57.2%1.231.77508.7x18948%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
91.7%-67.9%1.181.35334.6x16743%
ROC 모멘텀
n=7, threshold=0.03
88.9%-55.6%1.161.60293.3x41431%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.3
85.0%-67.7%1.131.26243.4x9545%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=24
73.5%-60.9%1.051.21137.4x17142%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=4, slow=25
60.1%-68.4%0.950.8866.8x14741%
Buy and hold28.4%-95.9%0.730.309.3x1100%
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 -42.9% (2021-08-14 → 2022-09-16), recovered after 940 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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