The best indicator for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Akamai Technologies (AKAM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SMA 50/200 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Akamai Technologies (AKAM) over ~26.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 14.4% CAGR.
The winner on each chart
Every indicator, ranked
Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.
| # | Indicator | TF | CAGR | Sharpe | Max DD | Win | Trades | vs B&H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.55 | -64.9% | 42.1% | 19 | 14.4% |
| 2 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.54 | -48.2% | 47.4% | 19 | 13.3% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.46 | -69.5% | 42.1% | 19 | 10.0% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.4 | -62.0% | 42.3% | 104 | 9.6% |
| 5 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 7.9% | 0.39 | -71.5% | 68.7% | 115 | 7.8% |
| 6 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.39 | -50.7% | 40.9% | 22 | 7.1% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.37 | -65.8% | 36.7% | 60 | 7.4% |
| 8 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.35 | -88.8% | 43.6% | 78 | 6.5% |
| 9 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.34 | -75.9% | 69.5% | 167 | 5.9% |
| 10 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.31 | -68.2% | 37.7% | 61 | 4.9% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.45 | -51.1% | 60.0% | 10 | 9.7% |
| 12 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.29 | -77.5% | 53.6% | 69 | 4.1% |
| 13 | RSI Trend (>50) | Daily | 3.0% | 0.27 | -87.2% | 37.8% | 339 | 2.9% |
| 14 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 2.9% | 0.26 | -90.8% | 41.5% | 41 | 2.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SMA 50/200 Cross on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — but remember: this is a hypothetical backtest of a standard rule, not a recommendation. Markets change. See the methodology and disclaimer.
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