Noon Barbari

Updated 2026-10-01 · refreshed monthly

SMA Breakout vs Order Block (SMC)

Both strategies backtested with default parameters on the same 50 coins, daily bars since 2021, $10,000 and standard fees — then compared per coin and on unseen data. No cherry-picking: every shared coin counts.

Order Block (SMC) wins this matchup 37–13 across 50 shared coins. That's a description of one past period with default parameters — regimes move this scoreboard, which is why it refreshes monthly.

SMA Breakout

Coins won (full-period return)
13
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
-0.27
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
12
Median return
-21.8%
Median max drawdown
-44.8%

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Order Block (SMC)🏆

Coins won (full-period return)
37
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
-0.15
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
21
Median return
+15.7%
Median max drawdown
-21.3%

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Coin by coin

CoinSMA BreakoutOrder Block (SMC)Winner
AAVE-21.9%+97.1%Order Block (SMC)
ADA-16.5%-0.7%Order Block (SMC)
ALGO-57.4%+8.0%Order Block (SMC)
APT+23.3%+15.5%SMA Breakout
ARB-25.5%+9.2%Order Block (SMC)
ATOM-39.5%+24.5%Order Block (SMC)
AVAX-28.8%+24.1%Order Block (SMC)
AXS+322.1%+190.3%SMA Breakout
BNB-29.2%-19.6%Order Block (SMC)
BTC-38.4%-8.9%Order Block (SMC)
DOGE+183.9%+53.8%SMA Breakout
DOT-39.2%+18.5%Order Block (SMC)
EGLD+29.1%+8.5%SMA Breakout
ETC-39.1%+20.2%Order Block (SMC)
ETH-47.4%+63.4%Order Block (SMC)
FET+235.9%-38.4%SMA Breakout
FIL-58.8%-9.1%Order Block (SMC)
FLOW-47.5%+53.7%Order Block (SMC)
GRT-54.0%+83.8%Order Block (SMC)
HBAR-30.2%+52.8%Order Block (SMC)
ICP+15.2%+35.2%Order Block (SMC)
IMX+112.9%+15.8%SMA Breakout
INJ+196.5%+88.3%SMA Breakout
JUP+4.9%+55.9%Order Block (SMC)
LDO+37.0%-4.2%SMA Breakout
LINK-45.8%+57.7%Order Block (SMC)
LTC-35.3%-8.9%Order Block (SMC)
MANA-52.0%-9.7%Order Block (SMC)
MATIC-30.0%-13.5%Order Block (SMC)
MKR-16.6%+7.3%Order Block (SMC)
NEAR-3.9%+31.1%Order Block (SMC)
OP+132.2%-10.8%SMA Breakout
PEPE+32.9%+25.8%SMA Breakout
RENDER-13.4%-1.5%Order Block (SMC)
RUNE+96.7%-43.1%SMA Breakout
SAND-37.4%+76.6%Order Block (SMC)
SEI+0.8%+13.7%Order Block (SMC)
SHIB-34.6%+62.8%Order Block (SMC)
SOL-44.1%+10.1%Order Block (SMC)
SUI+76.1%+48.8%SMA Breakout
THETA-30.7%+3.0%Order Block (SMC)
TIA-21.8%+0.9%Order Block (SMC)
TON-23.2%+15.4%Order Block (SMC)
TRX-4.3%+26.4%Order Block (SMC)
UNI-39.6%+17.2%Order Block (SMC)
VET-70.8%-27.9%Order Block (SMC)
WIF-2.1%-5.4%SMA Breakout
XLM-10.4%+8.7%Order Block (SMC)
XRP-21.1%+37.5%Order Block (SMC)
XTZ+23.4%+99.7%Order Block (SMC)

Returns are full-period (since 2021), default parameters, $10,000 starting balance. Click a ticker for the full per-coin breakdown.

Settle it on your own terms

Default parameters on daily bars is one arena. Test either strategy on your coin, your timeframe and your risk rules — free, with the same out-of-sample honesty check.

Auto-generated from real backtests of the stated past period with default parameters. Hypothetical results, not financial advice; past performance does not guarantee future results.