Noon Barbari

Updated 2026-08-01 · refreshed monthly

Fair Value Gap (SMC) vs Trend Magic

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 43–7 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)
43
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
0.26
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
38
Median return
+377.2%
Median max drawdown
-35.3%

About Fair Value Gap (SMC)

Trend Magic

Coins won (full-period return)
7
Median out-of-sample Sharpe
0.19
Coins where OOS Sharpe stayed positive
31
Median return
+107.6%
Median max drawdown
-35.5%

About Trend Magic

Coin by coin

CoinFair Value Gap (SMC)Trend MagicWinner
AAVE+1909.5%+644.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ADA+489.3%+60.2%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ALGO+435.4%+40.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
APT+271.5%-22.2%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ARB+131.5%-23.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ATOM+28.4%+182.7%Trend Magic
AVAX+2181.9%+76.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
AXS+120.6%-6.2%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
BNB+268.6%-51.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
BTC-62.5%-68.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
DOGE+2058.0%+26.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
DOT+96.2%-37.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
EGLD+203.7%+146.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ETC+229.4%+179.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ETH+55.3%+1.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FET+9397.1%+1138.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FIL+70.7%-7.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
FLOW+266.4%+101.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
GRT+496.3%+317.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
HBAR+156.9%+83.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
ICP+689.2%+74.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
IMX+1487.5%+617.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
INJ+654.2%+193.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
JUP+16.8%+66.2%Trend Magic
LDO+505.3%+237.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
LINK-6.1%+106.3%Trend Magic
LTC+66.5%+14.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MANA+5394.2%+535.5%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MATIC+342.7%+244.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
MKR+407.9%+213.2%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
NEAR+4830.9%+286.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
OP+579.9%+164.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
PEPE+1604.3%+60.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
RENDER+194.0%+42.8%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
RUNE+704.3%+180.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SAND+3895.5%+700.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SEI+404.8%+41.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SHIB+1161.2%+91.9%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SOL+96.5%+8.6%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
SUI+112.2%+143.3%Trend Magic
THETA+391.4%+479.8%Trend Magic
TIA+173.6%+200.4%Trend Magic
TON+9.1%-5.4%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
TRX+41.7%+109.0%Trend Magic
UNI+910.4%+188.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
VET+1051.1%+258.7%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
WIF+210.8%+187.3%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XLM+810.6%+133.1%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XRP+699.6%+161.0%Fair Value Gap (SMC)
XTZ+362.9%+7.7%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.