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Updated 2026-10-01 · refreshed monthly

Fair Value Gap (SMC) vs RSI Mean Reversion

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.

Fair Value Gap (SMC) wins this matchup 49–1 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.

Fair Value Gap (SMC)🏆

Coins won (full-period return)
49
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
0.39
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
38
Median return
+375.3%
Median max drawdown
-35.6%

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RSI Mean Reversion

Coins won (full-period return)
1
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
-0.25
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
15
Median return
-19.0%
Median max drawdown
-30.9%

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Coin by coin

CoinFair Value Gap (SMC)RSI Mean ReversionWinner
AAVE+1934.6%-19.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ADA+562.6%-22.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ALGO+452.6%-5.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
APT+271.2%-32.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ARB+154.0%-33.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ATOM+27.9%-0.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
AVAX+2798.6%-12.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
AXS+104.4%-39.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
BNB+262.0%-17.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
BTC-64.0%+32.8%RSI Mean Reversion
DOGE+2237.7%+17.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
DOT+125.4%+14.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
EGLD+192.8%-19.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ETC+286.8%-27.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ETH+54.4%-12.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FET+8335.3%-31.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FIL+59.4%+24.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FLOW+283.1%-11.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
GRT+526.6%-31.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
HBAR+177.9%-28.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ICP+838.7%-18.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
IMX+1451.6%-42.2%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
INJ+659.1%-13.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
JUP+19.6%+5.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
LDO+524.6%-31.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
LINK+6.2%-28.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
LTC+81.0%-23.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MANA+5438.8%-27.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MATIC+342.7%-8.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MKR+407.9%-16.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
NEAR+6105.1%-34.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
OP+640.1%-35.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
PEPE+2212.5%-1.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
RENDER+215.1%-17.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
RUNE+769.2%-7.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SAND+4267.6%-28.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SEI+454.2%-24.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SHIB+1305.8%-26.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SOL+83.7%-31.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SUI+159.7%-21.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
THETA+460.1%-22.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
TIA+204.5%-9.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
TON+9.1%-10.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
TRX+46.5%+15.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
UNI+1070.0%-33.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
VET+1275.7%-9.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
WIF+243.8%-19.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XLM+847.4%-4.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XRP+698.6%-13.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XTZ+333.1%-17.5%Fair Value Gap (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.