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The best-tested ADX Trend settings for crypto over 2024-08-15 → 2026-07-05: ADX trend-strength gate 30 · Direction EMA cross 20/50, at a Sharpe of 1.44 net of fees, slippage and funding. We backtested all 8 combinations on the same coins the strategy trades — the full list, including the settings that lost money, is below. That beats the more common ADX trend-strength gate 25 · Direction EMA cross 10/30 (Sharpe 0.82), and the edge holds across nearby settings too — not a one-off.
By Keel Research · Data as of 2026-07-05 · how these backtests were produced
ADX Trend settings — the tested grid
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All 8 combinations of the settings below were backtested — nothing skipped, nothing cherry-picked.
ADX trend-strength gate
Direction EMA cross
Sharpe
1.44
Return
144.2%
Worst DD
−26.1%
Trades
827
At $1,000, this setting's worst historical dip was about $261. You'll fork ADX Trend with these settings applied — same engine, your own keys.
Compare all 8 settings
| Settings | Sharpe | Return | Worst DD | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADX trend-strength gate 15 · Direction EMA cross 10/30 | 0.94 | 100.1% | −46.5% | 2,441 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 15 · Direction EMA cross 20/50 | 0.98 | 108.2% | −35.9% | 1,861 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 20 · Direction EMA cross 10/30 | 0.79 | 67.2% | −45.0% | 1,750 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 20 · Direction EMA cross 20/50 | 1.12 | 128.6% | −33.2% | 1,513 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 25 · Direction EMA cross 10/30default | 0.82 | 65.4% | −39.5% | 1,155 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 25 · Direction EMA cross 20/50 | 0.98 | 88.7% | −30.9% | 1,049 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 30 · Direction EMA cross 10/30 | 1.35 | 129.5% | −26.6% | 864 |
| ADX trend-strength gate 30 · Direction EMA cross 20/50 | 1.44 | 144.2% | −26.1% | 827 |
How this was tested. Everything except the settings you can change was held constant — the same coins, the same costs, the same dates — so the default here lines up with the numbers on our main ADX Trend page.
What this is: a real backtest of 8 ADX Trend settings on Hyperliquid, net of fees, slippage and funding. We show only settings we actually tested and never imply an untested combination works. The default and every losing setting stay visible. Past performance does not predict future results; this is not investment advice.
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