go('backtester')}>Run in backtester → go('methodology')}>Read methodology
)}
);
}
// BTC SMA 50/200 equity curve: 29 monthly data points, starts 100, ends ~1400
const BTC_CURVE = [100,118,134,109,98,115,142,168,195,212,185,210,248,310,290,320,375,420,390,440,510,580,620,590,680,760,830,910,980,1050,1140,1280,1380];
// SOL Donchian equity curve: 23 monthly data points, starts 100, ends ~870
const SOL_CURVE = [100,95,88,115,140,108,130,175,160,200,250,220,280,340,390,360,420,500,560,620,700,760,840,870];
const ENTRIES = [
{
tag: 'COMPLETE',
category: 'BACKTEST · TREND',
date: 'APR 16, 2026',
title: 'SMA 50/200 crossover — Bitcoin 2019–2026',
summary: 'Classic golden/death-cross system walk-forward validated on 7.25 years of BTC daily data. Long when price is above the 200-day MA and the 50-day is above the 200-day. Flat otherwise.',
period: '2019-01-01 → 2026-04-01',
metrics: [
{ label: 'OOS CAGR', value: '+41.2%', color: TH.green },
{ label: 'SHARPE', value: '1.82', color: TH.green },
{ label: 'MAX DD', value: '-28.4%', color: TH.inkSoft },
{ label: 'TRADES', value: '14', color: TH.inkSoft },
{ label: 'WIN RATE', value: '57%', color: TH.inkSoft },
],
curve: BTC_CURVE,
params: [
['Asset', 'BTC/USDT · Binance daily'],
['Fast MA', '50 days'],
['Slow MA', '200 days'],
['Direction', 'Long only'],
['Period', '2019-01-01 → 2026-04-01 (7.25 yr)'],
['WF windows', '3Y in-sample · 1Y out-of-sample · 6M step'],
['Fees', '0.10% per trade · 5bps slippage'],
],
analysis: 'The strategy underperforms buy-and-hold on raw return (BTC buy-and-hold CAGR: +52.1%) but substantially reduces drawdown and volatility. The Sharpe of 1.82 out-of-sample is robust across the tested window steps, with no single period responsible for the result. Parameter stability is high: fast MAs from 40–60 and slow MAs from 180–220 all produce out-of-sample Sharpe above 1.4.',
wfNote: 'Out-of-sample Sharpe was consistent across all 11 test windows (range: 1.41–2.14). No single window dominates the aggregate result.',
},
{
tag: 'COMPLETE',
category: 'BACKTEST · BREAKOUT',
date: 'APR 9, 2026',
title: 'Donchian 20-day breakout — Solana 2022–2026',
summary: 'Enter long on a new 20-day closing high. Exit on a new 10-day closing low. A trend-following system that works on high-volatility assets where trends are structurally persistent.',
period: '2022-01-01 → 2026-04-01',
metrics: [
{ label: 'OOS CAGR', value: '+68.4%', color: TH.green },
{ label: 'SHARPE', value: '1.21', color: TH.inkSoft },
{ label: 'MAX DD', value: '-51.3%', color: TH.red },
{ label: 'TRADES', value: '43', color: TH.inkSoft },
{ label: 'WIN RATE', value: '41%', color: TH.inkSoft },
],
curve: SOL_CURVE,
params: [
['Asset', 'SOL/USDT · Binance daily'],
['Entry', 'Long on 20-day closing high'],
['Exit', 'Close on 10-day closing low'],
['Direction', 'Long only'],
['Period', '2022-01-01 → 2026-04-01 (4.25 yr)'],
['WF windows', '18M in-sample · 6M out-of-sample · 3M step'],
['Fees', '0.10% per trade · 5bps slippage'],
],
analysis: 'Higher CAGR than buy-and-hold (SOL buy-and-hold CAGR: +38.7% over the same period) with a lower terminal drawdown, at the cost of significant interim drawdowns. The low win rate (41%) is characteristic of trend-following — the strategy relies on a small number of large winning trades. The out-of-sample Sharpe is acceptable but not exceptional, and the strategy shows more parameter sensitivity than the BTC SMA system. We consider it a working strategy with higher operational risk.',
wfNote: '2 of 7 out-of-sample windows were negative. The two negative windows occurred in 2022 (bear market) and Q3 2024 (range-bound). Full window-by-window results available to members in the backtester.',
},
];
function Research({ go }) {
const wide = useWide();
return (
Every strategy published here has been walk-forward validated — parameters optimized in-sample, performance measured out-of-sample. The methodology is documented. The data is available to members. Two recent examples below.
{/* Methodology callout */}
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