The best indicator for AppLovin (APP)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real AppLovin (APP) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Rate of Change
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for AppLovin (APP) over ~5.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 27.1% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 79.1% | 1.29 | -67.8% | 55.0% | 60 | 27.1% |
| 2 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 84.5% | 1.25 | -36.9% | 56.2% | 16 | 31.1% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 71.3% | 1.24 | -69.5% | 58.6% | 58 | 19.3% |
| 4 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 76.5% | 1.18 | -73.9% | 41.0% | 39 | 23.1% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 66.4% | 1.16 | -66.4% | 46.9% | 64 | 14.5% |
| 6 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 52.0% | 1.15 | -32.4% | 54.5% | 22 | 0.0% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 57.2% | 1.07 | -71.2% | 46.0% | 100 | 5.2% |
| 8 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 48.6% | 1.03 | -46.2% | 50.0% | 32 | -3.4% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 48.6% | 1.03 | -46.5% | 61.9% | 21 | -3.3% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 47.7% | 0.97 | -71.8% | 45.1% | 237 | -4.2% |
| 11 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 89.6% | 1.3 | -41.6% | 70.0% | 10 | 36.3% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 32.6% | 0.79 | -87.5% | 41.7% | 48 | -19.4% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 81.9% | 1.25 | -47.4% | 62.5% | 8 | 28.6% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 61.7% | 1.13 | -56.5% | 75.0% | 8 | 9.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For AppLovin (APP), Rate of Change 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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