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Cipher Digital Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cipher Digital Inc.. 9 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 35.5%, MDD -63.2%).

Data 2020-10-20 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,472 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.9%, drawdown -97.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 35.5%, MDD -63.2%, Sharpe 0.77, 38% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 27.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.0%p (CAGR 35.5%, MDD -63.2%, exposure 38%).

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=38, k=1.1
35.5%-63.2%0.770.565.9x4438%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=60, slow=249
30.9%-69.1%0.730.454.9x753%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.1
31.3%-68.7%0.720.464.9x3445%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=246
23.5%-67.9%0.660.353.4x550%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=92
14.2%-85.9%0.620.172.2x1776%
MACD
fast=17, slow=59, signal=17
20.6%-80.8%0.620.263.0x5848%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=29, mult=1.2
20.6%-69.9%0.600.293.0x5631%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=7
10.3%-75.0%0.530.141.8x8864%
ROC 모멘텀
n=14, threshold=-0.01
9.9%-86.6%0.510.111.7x14655%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
-10.1%-81.7%0.26-0.120.5x7845%
Buy and hold7.9%-97.2%0.620.081.6x1100%
0.1 1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -97% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -63.2% (2023-07-13 → 2024-10-01), recovered after 790 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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