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Riot Platforms, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Riot Platforms, 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 71.4%, MDD -66.7%).

Data 2016-03-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,599 (10.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 21.4%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 71.4%, MDD -66.7%, Sharpe 1.05, 34% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 50.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.6%p (CAGR 71.4%, MDD -66.7%, exposure 34%).

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=43, k=1.7
71.4%-66.7%1.051.07262.5x5234%
ROC 모멘텀
n=22, threshold=0.01
60.5%-76.8%0.960.79133.1x22646%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=20
55.5%-68.8%0.950.8195.7x2026%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=14, mult=1.7
54.8%-70.0%0.920.7891.3x5033%
MACD
fast=15, slow=41, signal=12
55.7%-89.5%0.920.6297.3x11253%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=19
51.9%-76.6%0.910.6875.2x7438%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=44
53.1%-82.4%0.900.6481.5x7648%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.2
51.9%-81.0%0.900.6475.0x3652%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=29
48.6%-86.2%0.870.5659.7x8047%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.38
20.3%-79.4%0.620.266.8x33249%
Buy and hold21.4%-98.3%0.710.227.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -66.7% (2021-02-17 → 2022-07-26), recovered after 1,611 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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