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 28.1%, MDD -59.1%).

Data 2018-03-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,103 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.0%, drawdown -98.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 55.1%, MDD -78.7%, Sharpe 0.89, 39% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 56.5%, MDD -85.6%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 69.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.4%p (CAGR 28.1%, 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
55.1%-78.7%0.890.7039.3x3239%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=33
55.1%-73.5%0.890.7539.2x5840%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.05, maxStep=0.26
56.5%-85.6%0.870.6642.2x28642%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=23
45.7%-74.5%0.820.6123.3x4641%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=24
44.5%-80.8%0.810.5521.7x4027%
ROC 모멘텀
n=29, threshold=0.04
41.9%-74.3%0.790.5618.7x13038%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=39
40.0%-75.8%0.780.5316.7x1230%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.4
35.5%-59.4%0.770.6012.7x3411%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3.3
28.1%-59.1%0.710.487.9x106%
MACD
fast=18, slow=42, signal=14
-1.9%-93.8%0.40-0.020.9x8853%
Buy and hold-14.0%-98.2%0.49-0.140.3x1100%
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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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