The best indicator for Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
CCI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) over ~29.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.4% 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 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.37 | -49.8% | 82.8% | 29 | -1.4% |
| 2 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.3 | -44.0% | 48.3% | 290 | -2.8% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.29 | -52.2% | 36.8% | 19 | -3.1% |
| 4 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.29 | -55.8% | 52.9% | 17 | -3.2% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.29 | -64.9% | 64.2% | 179 | -3.0% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | 4.1% | 0.29 | -72.2% | 74.8% | 111 | -2.9% |
| 7 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 3.8% | 0.28 | -49.8% | 75.7% | 37 | -3.1% |
| 8 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 3.3% | 0.26 | -58.8% | 40.0% | 15 | -3.5% |
| 9 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 3.3% | 0.26 | -53.2% | 80.8% | 26 | -3.5% |
| 10 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 3.1% | 0.25 | -70.7% | 68.9% | 148 | -3.9% |
| 11 | CCI | Daily | 2.7% | 0.23 | -75.1% | 72.1% | 140 | -4.4% |
| 12 | Money Flow Index | Daily | 2.3% | 0.22 | -69.8% | 73.1% | 26 | -4.7% |
| 13 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 2.5% | 0.22 | -54.9% | 50.7% | 272 | -4.3% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline | Weekly | 2.4% | 0.22 | -52.5% | 45.3% | 86 | -4.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), CCI on the weekly timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It still trailed buy-and-hold on raw return — 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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