
Cycle Projection
Calendar-aligned what-if projection: overlays the last three completed 4-year cycles multiplicatively onto the next four years. Day-precise alignment, three paths plus history. Diminishing-returns thesis makes the most recent cycle (C3, orange) the most plausible default scenario. Three further views: โsince halvingโ (days since halving, multiple of the halving price), โblock time (h)โ (cycle progress in halving cycles: block height minus halving block, over 210,000 โ block height per day from BRK) and โbear comparisonโ (days since the cycle high, decline from the high โ 2013โ15, 2017โ18, 2021โ22 and the current cycle).
- Formula:
- BTC_proj(t) = BTC_today ร (BTC_old(t โ 4y) รท BTC_old(today โ 4y))
- Originator:
- Backtesting Arena (calendar-aligned variant)
- Data source:
- Binance + TradingView (BTC-USD daily seit 2009-10)
Strategies to backtest
Thematically related strategies from our library โ try them in the backtest engine or read up on the methodology.
The benchmark for everything else โ buy on day one, hold forever. The reference every strategy is measured against.
Open strategy โBuy a fixed amount on a fixed schedule โ week after week, regardless of price. Smooths volatility, removes timing decisions.
Open strategy โMore Bitcoin indicators
111-day SMA vs. 350-day SMA ร 2. Classic top signal by Philip Swift โ historical crossovers nailed every BTC bull-run top to within days.
Current BTC price divided by the 200-day moving average. Below 1 historically bearish, above 2.4 marks the top 0.5% quantile.
Logarithmic regression on BTC price since 2010 with nine colour bands โ from "Fire Sale" deep blue to "Maximum Bubble" red.