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Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF Shares backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF Shares. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 61.1%, MDD -47.7%).

Data 2019-06-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,792 (7.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.9%, drawdown -96.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 80.2%, MDD -60.7%, Sharpe 1.16, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 89.8%, MDD -91.2%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 66.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.6%p (CAGR 61.1%, MDD -47.7%, exposure 35%).

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
MACD
fast=14, slow=29, signal=11
80.2%-60.7%1.161.3266.7x9951%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=7, mult=1
61.1%-47.7%1.071.2830.0x9935%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=1.6
54.0%-56.4%0.980.9621.7x6734%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.5
51.3%-55.7%0.950.9219.1x2443%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=12
50.4%-63.2%0.920.8018.3x14551%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=0.02
43.8%-76.0%0.860.5813.3x6051%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=53, exitN=61
41.3%-72.9%0.830.5711.8x1058%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=85
40.4%-71.3%0.830.5711.2x1847%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=65
39.5%-71.7%0.820.5510.7x3053%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
89.8%-91.2%0.790.9896.3x11146%
Buy and hold13.9%-96.3%0.620.142.5x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARMACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -60.7% (2022-02-09 → 2022-06-30), recovered after 429 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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