Historical rule simulator
Backtest: When Bitcoin Drops 5% in a Day
Simulates one mechanical rule โ buy when bitcoin drops 5% in a day, hold a fixed number of days, then exit โ 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 Chainlink
6 historical signal(s) detected for Chainlink; 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 | $17.3508 | $16.6196 | -4.21% | 95.79 |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-28 | $12.9302 | $13.3436 | +3.20% | 98.85 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-06 | $11.6356 | $8.2126 | -29.42% | 69.77 |
| 2026-02-06 | 2026-02-13 | $8.2126 | $9.3755 | +14.16% | 79.65 |
| 2026-06-03 | 2026-06-10 | $8.3646 | $7.8339 | -6.34% | 74.59 |
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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