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"BTC/USD 1Day trend overlay — validation run (2026-08-20)"

2026-08-20

2,055 bars 2021-01-01 → 2026-08-17. Rule: dual w200 rw60 (long when close > SMA200 AND ROC60 > 0; state at close[t], fill at open[t+1]).

Headline (maker 30 bps RT)

metricBTC dual w200 rw60ETH dual w200 rw60 (phase 13)
full net+12,010 bps (+143.3%)+15,799 bps (+258.9%)
trades3127
max DD−21.1%−17.4%
cal half (2021–23)+146 bps (~flat)+4,860 bps
val half (2024–26)+9,270 bps+10,938 bps
taker (50 bps RT)+11,328 bps+15,193 bps
B&H same window+114.8%, maxDD −76.7%

Yearly (net bps, maker)

yearstrategytradesB&H
2021−2,521~9+6,106
202200−6,408
2023+2,667+15,509
2024+7,043+11,912
2025+4,821−533
2026 YTD00−2,820

Robustness

All neighbor windows positive on the val half: dual w100 +9,130 / w150 +9,140 / w200 +9,270 / w300 +10,008; ma w100–300 likewise (w300 ma: +14,167 full). Not a single-cell artifact.

Verdict

PASS with a caveat. Clears the trend-overlay gates: net positive full history, val half strongly positive, taker-survivable, drawdown shield real (−21% vs −77% B&H; dodged 2022 entirely). The caveat is the cal half: 2021's post-peak chop cost −25.2% and leaves cal ≈ flat — weaker than ETH's cleanly positive cal. Edge is concentrated in 2023–2025.

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