Historical rule simulator
Backtest: When Bitcoin Drops 5% in a Day
Simulates one mechanical rule — buy when bitcoin drops 5% in a day, hold a fixed number of days, then exit — using only this site's own historical occurrence data. Only one position is held at a time; signals that fire while already in a trade are skipped and shown below.
Rule results for Bitcoin Cash
6 historical signal(s) detected for Bitcoin Cash; 5 non-overlapping trade(s) taken at a 7-day hold (1 skipped because a position was already open).
Hypothetical growth of $100
| Entry date | Exit date | Entry price | Exit price | Trade return | Equity after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | 2025-10-18 | $514.1344 | $470.1608 | -8.55% | 91.45 |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-28 | $480.4530 | $532.5364 | +10.84% | 101.36 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-06 | $555.0155 | $458.4375 | -17.40% | 83.72 |
| 2026-02-06 | 2026-02-13 | $458.4375 | $504.6694 | +10.08% | 92.17 |
| 2026-06-03 | 2026-06-10 | $268.7844 | $203.4155 | -24.32% | 69.75 |
How this backtest works
Every trade uses the same independent-episode detection and forward-return data as the full study page. A trade is entered on the day a signal triggers and exited exactly 7 days later at the historical close; a new signal is ignored while a trade is still open, so the trade count below is always less than or equal to the number of raw signals. Returns compound sequentially starting from a hypothetical $100.
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