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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Bit Digital, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bit Digital, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 27.7%, MDD -59.1%).

Data 2018-03-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,124 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -13.0%, drawdown -98.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 54.4%, MDD -78.7%, Sharpe 0.89, 39% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 54.6%, MDD -86.0%, exposure 43%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 67.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.4%p (CAGR 27.7%, MDD -59.1%, exposure 6%).

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=19, mult=4
54.4%-78.7%0.890.6939.3x3239%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=33
52.4%-73.5%0.870.7135.1x5940%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.26
54.6%-86.0%0.860.6339.7x29043%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=24
43.9%-80.8%0.810.5421.7x4027%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=23
43.2%-75.3%0.800.5720.8x4840%
ROC 모멘텀
n=29, threshold=0.04
39.8%-74.3%0.780.5416.9x13237%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=39
39.6%-75.8%0.770.5216.7x1230%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.4
35.1%-59.4%0.770.5912.7x3411%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3.3
27.7%-59.1%0.710.477.9x106%
MACD
fast=18, slow=42, signal=14
-2.4%-93.8%0.40-0.030.8x8953%
Buy and hold-13.0%-98.2%0.49-0.130.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARSupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -78.7% (2021-08-06 → 2022-09-21), 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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