HV Squeeze — Best Stop-Loss & Take-Profit Settings (Backtested)
Every cell below is a full backtest of the same entry rules — only the stop-loss and take-profit change. Nothing is cherry-picked: losing combinations are shown alongside winning ones.
Backtest scope
- Data span:
- 2024-05-03 ~ 2026-08-21
- Universe:
- 50 top coins by market cap
- Costs:
- Fees & slippage included
- Data updated:
- 2026-08-22
Union across the coin set — each coin contributes from its own listing date, so no single coin covers the whole span.
Best combination in this window
Stop loss 12% / Take profit 10% → +21.4%· WR 54.5% · PF 1.11· Max drawdown 15.1% · 3990 trades
20 / 30 combinations profitable in this window
Honesty note: 'best' here is picked inside this window — that is in-sample selection, and our own re-tests show in-window picks can invert in other windows. Read this grid as a map of the past, not a setting to deploy; a combination earns trust only by surviving forward, out of this window.
Return by stop-loss × take-profit combination
| Stop loss \ Take profit | Take profit 4% | Take profit 5% | Take profit 6% | Take profit 8% | Take profit 10% | Take profit 12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop loss 5% | -14.4% WR 54% · PF 0.93 5272 trades | -9.1% WR 51% · PF 0.96 4961 trades | -4.2% WR 49% · PF 0.98 4721 trades | +5.6% WR 47% · PF 1.03 4412 trades | +8.7% WR 47% · PF 1.04 4244 trades | +6.6% WR 46% · PF 1.03 4149 trades |
| Stop loss 7% | -10.7% WR 59% · PF 0.95 5111 trades | -3.3% WR 55% · PF 0.98 4800 trades | +4.1% WR 54% · PF 1.02 4552 trades | +10.3% WR 52% · PF 1.05 4257 trades | +14.5% WR 51% · PF 1.07 4096 trades | +12.4% WR 51% · PF 1.06 4007 trades |
| Stop loss 8% | -9.5% WR 60% · PF 0.96 5065 trades | -2.5% WR 57% · PF 0.99 4751 trades | +4.9% WR 55% · PF 1.02 4506 trades | +10.1% WR 53% · PF 1.05 4218 trades | +14.4% WR 52% · PF 1.07 4065 trades | +11.3% WR 52% · PF 1.06 3975 trades |
| Stop loss 10% | -6.9% WR 61% · PF 0.97 5006 trades | -0.5% WR 58% · PF 1.00 4697 trades | +7.3% WR 56% · PF 1.04 4451 trades default | +12.9% WR 54% · PF 1.06 4169 trades | +17.6% WR 54% · PF 1.09 4017 trades | +14.9% WR 53% · PF 1.08 3929 trades |
| Stop loss 12% | -3.1% WR 62% · PF 0.99 4970 trades | +4.3% WR 59% · PF 1.02 4660 trades | +11.5% WR 57% · PF 1.06 4417 trades | +17.5% WR 55% · PF 1.09 4136 trades | +21.4% WR 55% · PF 1.11 3990 trades | +18.3% WR 54% · PF 1.09 3901 trades |
Methodology
Each cell reruns the identical strategy over the same data with only the stop-loss and take-profit percentages changed. All trades settle with fees and slippage applied. A profit factor below 1 means the combination lost money. Past performance does not guarantee future results.