Backtest: Strategy vs BTC Buy & Hold
Zool Strategy
BTC Buy & Hold
Returns are net of 0.15% per trade (fees and slippage), before taxes. Most of the gain comes from alt seasons.
Yearly Returns
| Year | Strategy | BTC B&H |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -28.1% | -63.6% |
| 2019 | +83.8% | +94.3% |
| 2020 | +963.1% | +302.0% |
| 2021 | +1547.2% | +59.8% |
| 2022 | -14.7% | -64.2% |
| 2023 | +313.9% | +155.6% |
| 2024 | +104.3% | +121.3% |
| 2025 | +14.7% | -6.3% |
| 2026 | +41.4% | -4.9% |
Recent Trades
What it does
Zool.io is an experimental trend-following bot on altcoins. Once a day it buys the altcoins breaking out to new highs on strong volume, sells them when they turn down from their peak or to make room for a stronger breakout, and stays in BTC or in cash while BTC is in a downtrend. Most trades lose a little; a few big winners in alt seasons pay for all of them.
What it is for
Play money only. A bad year can cut the account in half, and most of the backtest gain comes from two alt seasons. For real savings, Veem.io is the right tool: same author, same discipline, much lower risk.
How these numbers are computed
Backtest on Binance daily candles since 2017, delisted coins included, 0.15% paid on every trade. Sharpe is (CAGR − 4%) / volatility. Win Rate is the share of positive days, not of winning trades.
