Stochastic RSI — 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.
No stop-loss / take-profit combination was profitable for this strategy in this window. We publish that result anyway — that is the point of verifying.
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% | -20.0% WR 55% · PF 0.94 8453 trades | -20.5% WR 50% · PF 0.94 8073 trades | -15.8% WR 48% · PF 0.95 7765 trades | -19.6% WR 45% · PF 0.94 7339 trades | -24.7% WR 44% · PF 0.93 7089 trades | -21.4% WR 44% · PF 0.94 6981 trades |
| Stop loss 7% | -15.2% WR 59% · PF 0.95 7796 trades | -13.6% WR 55% · PF 0.96 7422 trades | -10.5% WR 53% · PF 0.97 7142 trades | -14.5% WR 50% · PF 0.96 6763 trades | -19.5% WR 48% · PF 0.94 6529 trades | -16.0% WR 48% · PF 0.95 6430 trades |
| Stop loss 8% | -15.1% WR 60% · PF 0.95 7593 trades | -12.8% WR 56% · PF 0.96 7227 trades | -9.6% WR 54% · PF 0.97 6947 trades | -16.4% WR 51% · PF 0.95 6585 trades | -22.0% WR 50% · PF 0.93 6360 trades | -18.9% WR 49% · PF 0.94 6262 trades |
| Stop loss 10% | -18.4% WR 62% · PF 0.94 7296 trades | -16.0% WR 58% · PF 0.95 6952 trades default | -12.4% WR 55% · PF 0.96 6692 trades | -16.3% WR 53% · PF 0.95 6336 trades | -20.5% WR 51% · PF 0.94 6116 trades | -17.9% WR 51% · PF 0.95 6025 trades |
| Stop loss 12% | -18.1% WR 62% · PF 0.94 7138 trades | -16.1% WR 58% · PF 0.95 6792 trades | -12.8% WR 56% · PF 0.96 6536 trades | -17.7% WR 53% · PF 0.95 6185 trades | -20.9% WR 52% · PF 0.94 5977 trades | -18.5% WR 52% · PF 0.94 5887 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.