Donchian Breakout Best Settings for 1h: Default vs Top Settings Backtested (Fees Included)
Donchian Breakout (Donchian Breakout) behaved very differently by timeframe. Over the past 90 days, 100% of setting combinations finished positive after fees on 1h, but only 74% did on 15m. We ran all 280 setting combinations on 10 coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, DOGE, ADA, LINK, SUI and HYPE) across 15m, 30m, 1h and 4h, with a 0.11% fee taken out of every trade. The figures in this post are as of 2026-11-04, and every result is recomputed nightly with fresh data.
What does Donchian Breakout actually measure?
How should you read the Donchian Breakout parameters?
TradingView default: 20 · 1.
How does the TradingView default perform?
Applied as-is on 1h, the default 20 · 1 was positive on 0 of 10 coins; BTC led at —%. Put the default average (—%) next to the top setting combination (+37.86%) and 1h alone shows a 37.9-point spread.
Which timeframe fit best?
| Timeframe | Default avg. return | Positive settings | Avg. trades |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15m | —% | 74% | 98 |
| 30m | —% | 87% | 45 |
| 1h | —% | 100% | 23 |
| 4h | —% | 87% | 6 |
1h came in at 100% positive versus 74% on 15m — a clear split by timeframe. 15m averaged 98 trades, so fees alone took about 10.8 points; 1h averaged 23 trades and about 2.5 points.
How does it look by coin?
Below: the default 20 · 1 on 1h, plus the share of all setting combinations on each coin that ended positive after fees.
| Coin | Return | Win rate | MDD | Trades | Positive settings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| ETH | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| SOL | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| XRP | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| BNB | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| DOGE | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| ADA | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| LINK | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| SUI | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
| HYPE | —% | — | — | — | 100% |
By coin, BTC led, and the default finished negative on 0 coins.
Top results on 1h
Returns of the top three setting combinations on 1h.
- SOL 1h: +37.86% — settings are 🔒 unlocked in PRO
- XRP 1h: +36.58% — settings are 🔒 unlocked in PRO
- SOL 1h: +36.57% — settings are 🔒 unlocked in PRO
One high result on its own can be a short lucky streak. The indicator analysis page shows whether nearby setting combinations held up too.
What else should you look at besides return?
The figures are past results after a 0.11% fee per trade. Two equal returns can feel completely different with different trade counts and MDD. The numbers are recomputed every night.
In short
In this data, Donchian Breakout had its highest positive share on 1h at 100%, and the TradingView default (20 · 1) was positive on 0 of 10 coins. On the same 1h, the gap between the top setting combination and the default average was 37.9 points.
Method: past 90 days · 0.11% fee per trade · fills at the next bar's open after the signal · Methodology
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Past 90-day results, 0.11% fee per trade included, not a prediction.
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