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I ran an EMA trend + RSI pullback system on $BTC and $ETH and got exactly that. Then I checked how much of it was just selection bias. Here's the data. 👇
📊 Test parameters
• Assets: BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT (tested separately, $1M starting cash each)
• Timeframe: 1H
• Period: 2024 to 2026, one continuous backtest
• Friction: 0.05% commission per trade
• Optimized: 120 parameter combinations tested on 2024 only, winners run over the full history.
• Acceptance rule: Net-positive in every calendar year.
📐 Strategy rules
• Long/Short: Price is on the correct side of a long-term EMA, and RSI crosses back through a pullback/rally level.
• Filter: Volume must be at or above its recent average (entries only happen with participation).
• Risk & Exits: ATR-based hard stop. Half position closed at ATR target, stop moves to break-even, the rest trails. Position size strictly capped based on equity.
⚠️ Reality check
The flattering part: The accepted sets were net-positive in every single year.
• $BTC : +31.78% return, Sharpe 1.48, max drawdown -7.37% (182 trades).
• $ETH : +36.26% return, Sharpe 1.12, max drawdown -9.21% (262 trades).
The part that hurts: That "every year positive" filter was applied to the full history, meaning it relied on hindsight. For a cleaner test, I took every set that was profitable in 2024 and judged it only on the blind 2025-2026
$BTC : 110 sets were profitable in 2024.
• Only 43.6% stayed positive in later years.
• Only 7.2% kept a profit factor of at least 1.3.
• The worst out-of-sample total return was -17.13%.
$ETH : 47 sets were profitable in 2024.
• Only 38.3% stayed positive in later years.
• Exactly 0.00% held a profit factor of at least 1.3.
Rank correlation between 2024 returns and later returns: -0.06 on $BTC , -0.12 on$ETH . A better 2024 told me absolutely nothing about what came next.
🛠 How I handle it
Why does it break? A pullback-recovery entry assumes the trend will resume. When the market chops or the regime shifts, the signal fires and the move simply fades.
Fitting one year gave no edge in picking the next year's winner. So, I don't trust the top optimized row. I rank candidates by their worst year instead of total return, and I strictly enforce the trend and volume filters so a bad stretch stays contained. The chosen sets still carry in-sample bias, and I'd rather admit that than hide it. Backtests are not guarantees, and past results don't promise future ones.
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Strategy has reportedly added 1,666 BTC to its Bitcoin holdings for approximately $138 million, once again highlighting the company’s continued focus on Bitcoin accumulation.
The purchase puts the spotlight back on institutional demand for $BTC . Large corporate purchases can attract market attention, but Bitcoin’s price will still depend on broader factors such as liquidity, ETF flows, macroeconomic conditions, and overall market sentiment.
For Bitcoin investors, the key question is whether continued institutional accumulation can support the long-term demand for BTC.
₿ Bitcoin remains one of the most closely watched assets in the crypto market.
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The filing confirms it; Strategy just broke its own June record. Here's the number, and what a new high actually signals.
🏆 A hint became a filing. A filing became a record. That's the full arc of this story in three steps.
Strategy's latest 8-K confirms it added 1,666 BTC, bringing total holdings to 847,666. That's not just another weekly buy, it's a new all-time high, surpassing the company's previous record of 847,363 BTC set back in June.
📈 Here's why crossing that specific number matters.
Back in September, Strategy sat 1,363 BTC below its June peak after trimming its position over the summer. Since then, it rebuilt that entire gap through weekly purchases, some weeks buying, some weeks only doing preferred stock buybacks, and has now pushed past the old high by 303 BTC. This isn't a return to a previous level; it's genuinely new ground.
🔗 This is also the direct answer to a question that's been building.
If you saw Saylor's "Even more orange" post, this filing is exactly what that hint was pointing toward. Unlike two of the last four weekly filings, which showed only preferred stock buybacks with no Bitcoin purchase at all, this week confirmed a real buy, and a record-setting one.
🧠 Why does a new all-time high carry more weight than a routine weekly adds?
Because it removes ambiguity. A company can rebuild toward a previous peak cautiously, testing conviction along the way. Actually, breaking through that peak is a different statement entirely, it signals the company isn't just recovering ground, it's extending its position beyond anywhere it's been before. That distinction matters to anyone watching Strategy as a signal for broader institutional conviction.
✅ What this means for you
If you're holding BTC, this is a genuinely strong data point, the largest corporate holder just set a fresh record during a period where price action has been choppy, not euphoric. That timing says something about conviction independent of short-term sentiment.
If you're tracking Strategy specifically, this closes the loop on the pattern from recent weeks, quiet weeks, a purchase week, then a record-breaking week. Watching whether this becomes a sustained pace or another isolated push matters more than this single number.
If you're building your own framework for reading these filings, this is a good case study, the headline number matters, but so does the context around it, was this rebuilding toward an old high, or breaking new ground? That distinction changes how much weight the number deserves.
🟢 Bullish scenario
Strategy continues buying at a similar pace in the coming weeks, extending its lead further past the new record, reinforcing sustained institutional conviction.
🔴 Risk scenario
This record-setting week proves to be a peak rather than a new baseline, and subsequent filings show a return to buyback-only weeks without further Bitcoin accumulation.
👀 Three things to watch
1️⃣ Next week's filing
Does Strategy build on this new high, or was this the top of the current push?
2️⃣ Funding source
Does this purchase rely on cash reserves or fresh share sales, which tells you how comfortable the company is buying at current levels?
3️⃣ Pace going forward
Does weekly accumulation become consistent again, or does it stay intermittent as it's been recently?
💡 The key takeaway
This isn't just confirmation of a hint anymore; it's a genuine record. Strategy didn't just recover the ground it gave up over the summer; it pushed past its own previous peak entirely.
The real question now is whether 847,666 becomes the new floor for continued accumulation, or the high point of this particular push before another pause.
That is the part worth watching.
This post is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial advice. Crypto markets are volatile. Always conduct your own research before making financial decisions.
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